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University of Houston-Downtown: cost, debt and earnings by major
39 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $9,828
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 30%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 12,555
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $8,865 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $8,824 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,953 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $12,069 |
| $110,000+ | $17,444 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (33)
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$112,244
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,177 (1 yr)
- Insurance$98,510
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$72,528
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,712
- Accounting and Related Services$67,499
- Management Information Systems and Services$66,881
- Finance and Financial Management Services$66,591
- International Business$66,556
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$65,918 (1 yr)
- Mathematics$62,576
- Marketing$61,866
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$59,924
- Political Science and Government$59,261
- Business/Commerce, General$59,188
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$58,535
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$57,892
- Biological and Physical Sciences$56,995
- Communication and Media Studies$56,903
- Biology, General$56,787
- Social Work$54,784
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,589
- History$53,555
- Chemistry$52,996 (1 yr)
- Public Health$52,438
- Psychology, General$48,234
- Social Sciences, General$47,739 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$46,513 (1 yr)
- Sociology$46,106
- English Language and Literature, General$45,223
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,844 (1 yr)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$37,668
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$35,371 (1 yr)
Master's programs (5)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,084
- Data Analytics$91,443 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$72,529
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$66,115
- Curriculum and Instruction$63,052
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,918 (1 yr)