University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
Photo: Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
University of Houston-Downtown has 39 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (bachelor's), where graduates earn a median $112,244 four years after finishing, against $79,501 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$57,404
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at University of Houston-Downtown. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 18 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 18 | $79,102 | $112,244 | $79,50141% above | N/A |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 53 | $99,177 | N/A | $80,62823% above | $9,750 |
| Insurance | 27 | $70,256 | $98,510 | $89,34310% above | $24,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 116 | $62,664 | $72,528 | $85,00015% below | $17,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 227 | $55,949 | $69,712 | $64,5908% above | $17,832 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 242 | $57,075 | $67,499 | $73,0548% below | $18,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 104 | $63,015 | $66,881 | $81,42418% below | $19,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 145 | $56,883 | $66,591 | $77,31214% below | $13,893 |
| International Business | 49 | $42,594 | $66,556 | $73,64010% below | $15,321 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 24 | $65,918 | N/A | $65,3531% above | N/A |
| Mathematics | 11 | $51,063 | $62,576 | $70,62811% below | N/A |
| Marketing | 78 | $48,141 | $61,866 | $66,5427% below | $16,838 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 5 | $54,085 | $59,924 | $54,53010% above | $18,917 |
| Political Science and Government | 30 | $51,648 | $59,261 | $61,6134% below | $21,125 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 183 | $58,421 | $59,188 | $64,0168% below | $21,500 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | 19 | $54,928 | $58,535 | $83,92830% below | N/A |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 17 | $49,314 | $57,892 | $60,3794% below | N/A |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 27 | $50,752 | $56,995 | $59,8575% below | N/A |
| Communication and Media Studies | 88 | $47,207 | $56,903 | $53,8256% above | $18,125 |
| Biology, General | 92 | $41,030 | $56,787 | $57,5581% below | $19,661 |
| Social Work | 95 | $41,130 | $54,784 | $51,8596% above | $21,615 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 229 | $43,188 | $53,589 | $54,4692% below | $19,143 |
| History | 42 | $46,413 | $53,555 | $50,3876% above | $16,991 |
| Chemistry | 26 | $52,996 | N/A | $48,36010% above | $15,354 |
| Public Health | 48 | $39,900 | $52,438 | $57,3989% below | $17,133 |
| Psychology, General | 283 | $42,448 | $48,234 | $50,0664% below | $19,047 |
| Social Sciences, General | 14 | $47,739 | N/A | $43,13111% above | N/A |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 14 | $46,513 | N/A | $35,35932% above | N/A |
| Sociology | 22 | $50,849 | $46,106 | $52,10512% below | $18,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 35 | $42,381 | $45,223 | $48,7737% below | $21,318 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | $43,844 | N/A | $40,4978% above | N/A |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 21 | $28,831 | $37,668 | $41,1138% below | $18,625 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 14 | $35,371 | N/A | $42,63717% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 259 | $80,660 | $95,084 | $95,1270% above | $41,000 |
| Data Analytics | 58 | $91,443 | N/A | $91,2980% above | $30,875 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 57 | $70,563 | $72,529 | $66,2669% above | $41,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 10 | N/A | $66,115 | $56,93916% above | N/A |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 21 | $63,323 | $63,052 | $60,8074% above | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 193 | $78,918 | N/A | $72,5359% above | $41,000 |
Careers linked to the programs University of Houston-Downtown reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business/Commerce, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 2 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business/Commerce, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 2 more
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Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
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Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Data Science and 2 more
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Doctoral or professional degree
Via Public Health
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