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Salaries by Major at University of Houston

How much money do University of Houston graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $45,500 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $59,000 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for UH graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering with a median starting salary of $70,800 followed by Industrial Engineering paying $70,600 and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $68,700 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $117,400 followed by Optometry (First Professional Degree) at $90,900 and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) who earn $88,600 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Houston graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for University of Houston graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $117,400
Optometry (First Professional Degree) $90,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $88,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $86,600
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $79,600
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,800
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,600
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,700
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,600
Law (First Professional Degree) $67,600
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Master's Degree) $66,300
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,800
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,800
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,200
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $60,300
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,700
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $57,500
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,800
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,700
Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,500
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,300
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $52,100
Architecture (Master's Degree) $50,400
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $50,000
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,200
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degree) $48,300
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,800
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,900
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,300
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,200
Social Work (Master's Degree) $46,100
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree) $46,000
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,800
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,400
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,800
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,200
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $39,900
Business/Corporate Communications (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,400
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,200
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,700
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,900
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,800
Music (Master's Degree) $35,400
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,900
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,700
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Biotechnology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,600
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,400
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's Degree) $26,200
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,200
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,800
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,300

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=225511 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Houston.