University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of Houston-Clear Lake is a public college in Houston, TX. Its average net price is $11,852 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 | $9,544 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,042 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,826 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,388 |
| $110,001 and up | $18,171 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,766 |
| 8 years after entry | $58,021 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,521 |
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 | $55,724 n=117 | $20,034 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Behavioral Sciences | $38,067 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $16,832 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Biology | $38,936 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $50,931 n=139 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Business and Commerce | $52,518 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,864 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $17,213 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Computer Engineering | $75,629 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $56,008 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $23,344 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Science | $64,221 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Criminology | $42,194 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $24,619 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | 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 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,686 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,619 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $44,592 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $20,109 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| History | $50,470 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $44,773 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $13,896 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $81,277 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $17,691 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $56,657 n=355 | $21,500 n=267 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Psychology | $36,375 n=119 | $18,750 n=131 |
| 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 |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $36,640 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,974 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Studio Art | $30,908 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
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