The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas · Public
All 13 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 38 could not be assessed.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
13 of 51 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,899 | +$58,090 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 396 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $102,873 | +$68,064 | clears the bar | $139,347 | 2.0 yrs | 231 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $120,708 | +$85,899 | clears the bar | $38,314 | 0.4 yrs | 199 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $81,983 | +$47,174 | clears the bar | $30,000 | 0.6 yrs | 180 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $74,534 | +$39,725 | clears the bar | $34,764 | 0.9 yrs | 146 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $136,742 | +$101,933 | clears the bar | $168,997 | 1.7 yrs | 108 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $197,063 | +$162,254 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 0.4 yrs | 68 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $105,837 | +$71,028 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 66 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $80,580 | +$45,771 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $221,809 | +$187,000 | clears the bar | $80,791 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $184,569 1-year earnings | +$149,760 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $80,384 | +$45,575 | clears the bar | $33,280 | 0.7 yrs | 26 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $64,980 | +$30,171 | clears the bar | $18,469 | 0.6 yrs | 25 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Genetics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.