University of Houston

Houston, Texas · Public

All 89 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 100 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,929
$30k to $48k	$10,220
$48k to $75k	$12,528
$75k to $110k	$19,197
$110k and up	$23,811
All families (average)	$14,276

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.

89 of 189 programs could be assessed 47% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,892	+$18,083	clears the bar	$18,213	1.0 yrs	605
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,125	+$38,316	clears the bar	$16,750	0.4 yrs	543
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,009	+$43,200	clears the bar	$15,611	0.4 yrs	412
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,483	+$18,674	clears the bar	$20,276	1.1 yrs	404
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,716	+$22,907	clears the bar	$17,174	0.7 yrs	388
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,790	+$63,981	clears the bar	$16,875	0.3 yrs	318
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$91,983	+$57,174	clears the bar	$15,375	0.3 yrs	307
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,705	+$23,896	clears the bar	$18,634	0.8 yrs	291
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$68,139	+$33,330	clears the bar	$15,250	0.5 yrs	274
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,668	+$49,859	clears the bar	$14,000	0.3 yrs	269
Social Work	Master's Degree	$68,032	+$33,223	clears the bar	$39,264	1.2 yrs	244
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,471	+$19,662	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	241
Law	First Professional Degree	$135,984	+$101,175	clears the bar	$86,372	0.9 yrs	222
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,344	+$18,535	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	216
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,275	+$58,466	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	211
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$60,180	+$25,371	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	208
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$97,201	+$62,392	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	191
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$82,416	+$47,607	clears the bar	$24,154	0.5 yrs	190
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,533	+$26,724	clears the bar	$17,355	0.6 yrs	187
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$78,204	+$43,395	clears the bar	$16,625	0.4 yrs	181
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$138,841	+$104,032	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	162
Accounting	Master's Degree	$101,406	+$66,597	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	157
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$49,724	+$14,915	clears the bar	$18,475	1.2 yrs	149
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$72,199	+$37,390	clears the bar	$22,138	0.6 yrs	131
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$137,021	+$102,212	clears the bar	$127,984	1.3 yrs	116
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,884	+$15,075	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	106
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$69,010	+$34,201	clears the bar	$20,179	0.6 yrs	106
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$40,419	+$5,610	clears the bar	$18,730	3.3 yrs	101
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,871	+$20,062	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	99
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,276	+$56,467	clears the bar	$19,131	0.3 yrs	96
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$70,616	+$35,807	clears the bar	$26,125	0.7 yrs	95
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,833	+$28,024	clears the bar	$18,000	0.6 yrs	93
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$129,383	+$94,574	clears the bar	$164,167	1.7 yrs	92
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,122	+$26,313	clears the bar	$17,640	0.7 yrs	88
History	Bachelor's Degree	$55,475	+$20,666	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	87
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,399	+$72,590	clears the bar	$22,625	0.3 yrs	84
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$45,446	+$10,637	clears the bar	$21,500	2.0 yrs	84
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,750	+$43,941	clears the bar	$17,250	0.4 yrs	82
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$56,667	+$21,858	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	77
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,126	+$19,317	clears the bar	$16,250	0.8 yrs	77
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$110,184	+$75,375	clears the bar	$19,228	0.3 yrs	74
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$64,349	+$29,540	clears the bar	$28,093	1.0 yrs	73
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,653	+$54,844	clears the bar	$18,660	0.3 yrs	73
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$51,596	+$16,787	clears the bar	$22,500	1.3 yrs	69
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,692	+$49,883	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	68
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$78,396	+$43,587	clears the bar	$20,281	0.5 yrs	65
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$105,601	+$70,792	clears the bar	$46,405	0.7 yrs	62
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,530	+$10,721	clears the bar	$14,000	1.3 yrs	62
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,195	+$18,386	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	59
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$70,528	+$35,719	clears the bar	$33,028	0.9 yrs	55
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$53,410	+$18,601	clears the bar	$18,548	1.0 yrs	54
Economics	Master's Degree	$106,324	+$71,515	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$89,935 1-year earnings	+$55,126	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,000	+$35,191	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	52
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$64,612	+$29,803	clears the bar	$24,000	0.8 yrs	51
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$48,329 1-year earnings	+$13,520	clears the bar	$12,000	0.9 yrs	50
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$82,088	+$47,279	clears the bar	$23,500	0.5 yrs	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,450	+$23,641	clears the bar	$18,248	0.8 yrs	48
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$138,873	+$104,064	clears the bar	$34,749	0.3 yrs	47
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$86,381	+$51,572	clears the bar	$21,525	0.4 yrs	40
Marketing	Master's Degree	$55,728 1-year earnings	+$20,919	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$87,022	+$52,213	clears the bar	$22,875	0.4 yrs	36
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,545	+$14,736	clears the bar	$23,205	1.6 yrs	35
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$125,271	+$90,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,451	+$34,642	clears the bar	$38,484	1.1 yrs	32
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$68,504	+$33,695	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	31
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,283	+$72,474	clears the bar	$21,582	0.3 yrs	30
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$55,875	+$21,066	clears the bar	$24,200	1.1 yrs	28
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$110,277	+$75,468	clears the bar	$34,875	0.5 yrs	28
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,146	+$7,337	clears the bar	$19,125	2.6 yrs	28
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,651	+$59,842	clears the bar	$22,233	0.4 yrs	27
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,127	+$33,318	clears the bar	$24,875	0.7 yrs	27
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$114,813	+$80,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,442	+$21,633	clears the bar	$18,375	0.8 yrs	25
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,301	+$7,492	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,814	+$60,005	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	24
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,078	+$51,269	clears the bar	$25,454	0.5 yrs	24
Theatre	Master's Degree	$62,281	+$27,472	clears the bar	$27,581	1.0 yrs	22
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$122,385	+$87,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$52,752 1-year earnings	+$17,943	clears the bar	$10,875	0.6 yrs	21
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$72,392	+$37,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$53,255	+$18,446	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	$125,334	+$90,525	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$64,374	+$29,565	clears the bar	$18,750	0.6 yrs	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$54,449	+$19,640	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$62,993	+$28,184	clears the bar	$48,288	1.7 yrs	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,645	+$4,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architecture	Master's Degree	$80,510	+$45,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Master's Degree	$89,257	+$54,448	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Petroleum Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.