University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas · Public
All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 36 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,330 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,470 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,458 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,296 |
| $110k and up | $21,898 |
| All families (average) | $15,563 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
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.
43 of 79 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,065 | +$22,256 | clears the bar | $18,758 | 0.8 yrs | 238 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $100,281 | +$65,472 | clears the bar | $25,790 | 0.4 yrs | 163 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,885 | +$14,076 | clears the bar | $17,884 | 1.3 yrs | 122 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,046 | +$27,237 | clears the bar | $15,875 | 0.6 yrs | 118 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $70,134 | +$35,325 | clears the bar | $18,006 | 0.5 yrs | 109 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,555 | +$29,746 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 0.5 yrs | 104 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $80,794 | +$45,985 | clears the bar | $31,778 | 0.7 yrs | 85 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $71,973 | +$37,164 | clears the bar | $18,812 | 0.5 yrs | 60 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,083 | +$20,274 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.7 yrs | 57 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $72,708 | +$37,899 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.1 yrs | 57 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,419 | +$25,610 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.7 yrs | 54 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,330 | +$3,521 | clears the bar | $20,041 | 5.7 yrs | 50 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,073 | +$42,264 | clears the bar | $16,915 | 0.4 yrs | 46 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $51,151 | +$16,342 | clears the bar | $21,936 | 1.3 yrs | 46 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $74,949 | +$40,140 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.5 yrs | 45 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $80,692 | +$45,883 | clears the bar | $35,412 | 0.8 yrs | 41 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $57,552 | +$22,743 | clears the bar | $45,531 | 2.0 yrs | 40 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,087 | +$17,278 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 1.0 yrs | 39 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $49,841 | +$15,032 | clears the bar | $17,984 | 1.2 yrs | 36 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,675 | +$22,866 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.8 yrs | 34 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $70,718 | +$35,909 | clears the bar | $29,222 | 0.8 yrs | 32 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $55,280 | +$20,471 | clears the bar | $11,875 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $79,710 | +$44,901 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 0.3 yrs | 30 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,050 | +$25,241 | clears the bar | $15,375 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $73,352 | +$38,543 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,513 | +$14,704 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $75,617 | +$40,808 | clears the bar | $27,541 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $65,861 | +$31,052 | clears the bar | $20,018 | 0.6 yrs | 24 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $47,276 1-year earnings | +$12,467 | clears the bar | $31,500 | 2.5 yrs | 24 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $75,258 | +$40,449 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,052 | +$22,243 | clears the bar | $14,125 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $107,792 | +$72,983 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $89,953 | +$55,144 | clears the bar | $27,020 | 0.5 yrs | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $72,586 | +$37,777 | clears the bar | $24,023 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $101,723 | +$66,914 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $57,292 1-year earnings | +$22,483 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,230 | +$17,421 | clears the bar | $17,325 | 1.0 yrs | 13 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $94,092 | +$59,283 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Criminology | Master's Degree | $50,506 1-year earnings | +$15,697 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $103,991 | +$69,182 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $65,747 | +$30,938 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $72,849 | +$38,040 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $51,591 | +$16,782 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 55 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's 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.