Which University of Houston major has the lowest debt?

Entrepreneurship graduates leave with a median of $11,100 in federal loans, the lowest among 54 University of Houston bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Houston cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,717 a year, and $22,547 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,276 a year.

How many University of Houston programs report graduate pay?

54 bachelor's programs at University of Houston report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

University of Houston Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Houston, TX
38,380 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

54 University of Houston bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($86,136), and Radio, TV, and Digital Media the least ($24,250). The median program pays $48,636.

In-state tuition and fees$9,717Per year. Out-of-state $22,547

Average net price after aid$14,276Per year

Graduation rate65%Within 6 years

Admission rate74%Of applicants

All 54 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 83 graduates a year	$86,136	$107,025	$25,692	3rd of 19
2	NursingAbout 81 graduates a year	$85,740	$90,501	$26,283	7th of 48
3	Chemical EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$84,468	$99,077	$20,000	5th of 8
4	Computer EngineeringAbout 34 graduates a year	$80,438	Not reported	$21,582	4th of 9
5	Industrial EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$76,147	$100,544	$21,500	2nd of 8
6	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$74,835	$92,134	$23,750	2nd of 2
7	Civil EngineeringAbout 79 graduates a year	$74,822	$91,240	$18,000	3rd of 12
8	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 182 graduates a year	$74,043	$96,269	$20,000	7th of 23
9	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 167 graduates a year	$73,694	$94,660	$22,629	3rd of 7
10	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 350 graduates a year	$72,381	$105,956	$18,751	11th of 32
11	Management Information SystemsAbout 327 graduates a year	$65,574	$84,336	$16,750	4th of 15
12	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 65 graduates a year	$61,163	$83,231	$27,000	1st of 5
13	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 269 graduates a year	$56,904	$58,563	$21,500	2nd of 39
14	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$56,527	$71,648	$21,919	2nd of 3
15	Computer Systems AnalysisAbout 224 graduates a year	$55,565	$87,354	$24,990	2nd of 2
16	MathematicsAbout 115 graduates a year	$54,710	$64,880	$20,100	4th of 21
17	FinanceAbout 381 graduates a year	$54,041	$80,588	$17,875	12th of 39
18	MusicAbout 55 graduates a year	$52,799	$58,649	$26,000	5th of 21
19	EntrepreneurshipAbout 15 graduates a year	$52,752	Not reported	$11,100	3rd of 7
20	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year	$52,295	$88,652	$23,366	5th of 6
21	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 15 graduates a year	$50,957	$74,478	$24,250	3rd of 4
22	EconomicsAbout 166 graduates a year	$50,820	$74,425	$19,500	8th of 14
23	ChemistryAbout 30 graduates a year	$50,717	$74,603	$12,000	1st of 12
24	BiotechnologyAbout 69 graduates a year	$49,916	$81,038	$19,250	1st of 1
25	ArchitectureAbout 108 graduates a year	$49,388	$67,721	$26,250	2nd of 6
26	Business AdministrationAbout 531 graduates a year	$49,192	$74,757	$18,125	14th of 63
27	AccountingAbout 239 graduates a year	$48,942	$71,752	$14,874	22nd of 39
28	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 43 graduates a year	$48,329	$80,209	$13,502	6th of 7
29	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 48 graduates a year	$47,461	$64,210	$27,000	1st of 11
30	MarketingAbout 315 graduates a year	$46,927	$65,181	$17,370	13th of 39
31	Human ResourcesAbout 89 graduates a year	$46,700	$63,301	$22,000	7th of 13
32	Business CommunicationAbout 4 graduates a year	$45,997	$64,149	$24,567	1st of 1
33	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 158 graduates a year	$42,472	$57,785	$23,800	4th of 10
34	Family and Consumer Sciences BusinessAbout 45 graduates a year	$40,949	$57,782	$23,344	1st of 1
35	HistoryAbout 73 graduates a year	$39,240	$54,902	$21,250	4th of 23
36	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 102 graduates a year	$37,964	$47,975	$22,450	2nd of 10
37	CommunicationsAbout 38 graduates a year	$37,958	$60,207	$24,777	6th of 33
38	Political ScienceAbout 213 graduates a year	$36,413	$61,848	$19,500	9th of 27
39	JournalismAbout 48 graduates a year	$36,226	$49,505	$21,500	4th of 9
40	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year	$35,565	$52,064	$21,000	18th of 25
41	AnthropologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$34,669	$55,286	$22,750	2nd of 11
42	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 84 graduates a year	$34,648	$60,121	$21,000	3rd of 9
43	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 93 graduates a year	$33,997	$55,397	$23,959	2nd of 2
44	PsychologyAbout 693 graduates a year	$32,653	$52,111	$20,500	22nd of 52
45	Hospitality ManagementAbout 182 graduates a year	$32,639	$51,879	$21,423	5th of 6
46	Health SciencesAbout 285 graduates a year	$32,447	$54,841	$21,000	8th of 16
47	EnglishAbout 118 graduates a year	$31,513	$51,077	$20,375	19th of 30
48	SociologyAbout 49 graduates a year	$30,723	$56,477	$18,500	15th of 19
49	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 98 graduates a year	$30,395	$56,838	$20,250	3rd of 9
50	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 368 graduates a year	$30,035	$57,412	$22,298	31st of 42
51	BiologyAbout 346 graduates a year	$27,660	$62,349	$17,750	29th of 43
52	Foods and NutritionAbout 134 graduates a year	$27,648	$55,177	$19,700	4th of 5
53	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 104 graduates a year	$26,482	$44,142	$21,845	10th of 19
54	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 102 graduates a year	$24,250	$46,787	$23,000	13th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Texas programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 693 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 531 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 381 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 368 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 350 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $86,136 in their first year, the most of 54 University of Houston bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels