University of Houston
University of Houston is a public college in Houston, TX. Its average net price is $11,439 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 | $8,468 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $8,553 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,529 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $13,799 |
| $110,001 and up | $21,065 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $58,252 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,827 |
| 10 years after entry | $68,423 |
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 | $66,436 n=179 | $17,084 n=203 |
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architecture | $58,366 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $27,500 n=107 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $39,570 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Biology | $29,347 n=255 | $17,839 n=240 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $59,725 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $18,350 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Biotechnology | $51,190 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $60,191 n=655 | $15,000 n=469 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | $50,777 National median for this major n=985 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $90,666 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Chemistry | $47,623 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $78,027 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $36,873 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $80,242 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $20,988 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $52,888 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $18,845 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Computer Science | $79,332 n=341 | $19,000 n=316 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $43,079 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $21,232 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | $66,400 n=229 | $21,977 n=257 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $81,201 n=257 | $19,500 n=130 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $53,160 n=165 | $19,475 n=118 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $93,456 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $75,593 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,243 n=116 | $21,500 n=114 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $55,989 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $45,945 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,157 n=428 | $15,850 n=312 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $30,160 n=108 | $19,500 n=131 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $63,105 n=184 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $41,338 n=175 | $18,750 n=261 |
| History | $47,003 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $17,669 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $43,338 n=217 | $17,750 n=122 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $44,097 n=112 | $21,750 n=107 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $49,657 n=154 | $20,750 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Industrial Engineering | $85,212 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $16,462 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Interior Architecture | $49,118 National median for this major n=692 | Not published |
| Journalism | $45,054 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $45,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $70,785 n=348 | $15,250 n=289 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | $22,924 n=107 |
| Marketing | $53,465 n=387 | $16,045 n=323 |
| Mathematics | $58,310 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $17,778 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $79,753 n=241 | $20,500 n=162 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $67,840 n=113 | $21,312 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $58,427 n=453 | $18,750 n=238 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $22,501 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Petroleum Engineering | $96,730 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $38,066 n=196 | $19,000 n=208 |
| Psychology | $36,612 n=590 | $19,500 n=687 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $39,143 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $15,000 n=127 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $85,922 n=132 | $26,077 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $36,719 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $19,452 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $34,297 n=331 | $20,255 n=336 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
Explore Further
All Colleges in Texas Accounting American Sign Language Anthropology Applied Mathematics Architecture Area Studies Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Biomedical/Medical Engineering Biotechnology Business Administration, Management and Operations Business/Corporate Communications Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Computer Science Computer Software and Media Applications Computer Systems Analysis Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Dance Design and Applied Arts Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Economics Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians English Language and Literature, General Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Environmental Conservation Environmental Design Ethnic and Gender Studies Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services Film/Video and Photographic Arts Finance and Financial Management Services Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General History Hospitality Administration/Management Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Human Resources Management and Services Industrial Engineering Interior Architecture Journalism Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Information Systems and Services Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music Petroleum Engineering Philosophy Physics Political Science and Government Psychology Public Policy Analysis Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Registered Nursing Religion/Religious Studies Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Sociology Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art