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title: University of Houston — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Houston, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $62,377 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,375 – $92,999 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,838 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 65% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,185 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $34,377 | derived |

**65% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,000 (≈ 22% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,377 to $110,469 across 88 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $110,469 | $127,984 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Master's Degree | $99,747 | $34,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $98,237 | $41,000 |
| Optometry. | First Professional Degree | $91,785 | $164,167 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $90,473 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $83,905 | $46,405 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,026 | $19,228 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,967 | $22,625 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $75,351 | $21,525 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,393 | $21,582 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $73,615 | not reported |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,141 | $22,233 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,713 | $20,500 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $71,768 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $70,167 | $86,372 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,526 | $19,131 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,022 | $18,750 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $66,704 | not reported |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,571 | $21,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,253 | $18,660 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $63,558 | $20,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,082 | $16,875 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $63,012 | $38,484 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,329 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $60,191 | $20,500 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,493 | $10,875 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,394 | $15,375 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,682 | $22,875 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,675 | $24,154 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $55,510 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $55,457 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,557 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $52,218 | $28,093 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,877 | $16,750 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. | Master's Degree | $49,683 | not reported |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,557 | $25,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,029 | $18,634 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,903 | $22,138 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,454 | $14,000 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,319 | $26,125 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,988 | $15,250 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,906 | $39,264 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,390 | $15,611 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $45,199 | $27,581 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,517 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,417 | $16,625 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,259 | $12,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $42,144 | $48,288 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,917 | $20,281 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,789 | $33,028 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,468 | $18,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,455 | $20,179 |
| Business/Corporate Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,832 | $18,750 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Master's Degree | $39,570 | $23,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $39,282 | not reported |
| Biotechnology. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,691 | $17,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,637 | $24,875 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,297 | $24,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,817 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,185 | $23,205 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,587 | $19,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,173 | $18,750 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,981 | $18,548 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,237 | $22,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,501 | $20,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,388 | $17,355 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,245 | $18,213 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $30,713 | not reported |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,425 | $18,750 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,401 | $18,375 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,343 | not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,274 | $18,750 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,223 | $19,500 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,387 | $24,200 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,345 | $20,276 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,382 | $18,248 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,152 | $17,640 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,051 | $21,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,255 | $14,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,573 | $17,174 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,544 | $16,250 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $24,857 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,527 | $19,125 |
| Law. | Master's Degree | $24,290 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,089 | $18,730 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,621 | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,158 | $18,475 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,377 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Houston by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?225511

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