Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a public college in Houston, TX. Its average net price is $16,494 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $16,282 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $25,862 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $25,460 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | Not published |
| $110,001 and up | Not published |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $35,334 |
| 8 years after entry | $42,534 |
| 10 years after entry | $46,064 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $48,496 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $29,824 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,049 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $29,000 n=133 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $44,748 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $35,666 n=107 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $46,606 National median for this major n=346 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $68,112 National median for this major n=355 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | $41,442 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Criminal Justice | $38,260 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $34,607 n=116 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | $26,933 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $33,508 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $32,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $40,682 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $32,916 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Homeland Security | $58,220 National median for this major n=2,607 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | $30,354 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Liberal Arts | $41,921 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $37,286 n=135 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $38,946 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $58,277 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $38,136 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $27,492 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Psychology | $38,468 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $29,134 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $38,080 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Social Work | $38,931 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $32,831 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $28,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
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