10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$55,494at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Houston
⌖ Houston, TX · 87 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$55,494 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
13.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−23%Modeled 10-year ROI
$63,161Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$14,276Average net price / year
$26,185Cost of attendance
$63,161Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.6%Completion rate
73.9%Admission rate
38,380Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$48,424Year 1
$68,091Year 4
$63,161Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Master's Degree$138,8732Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$138,8413Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$137,0214Law · First Professional Degree$135,9845Optometry · First Professional Degree$129,3836Chemical Engineering · Master's Degree$125,3347Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$125,2718Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$122,385Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Tyler, TX
The University of Texas at Tyler
- Annual net price
- $13,323
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,130
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Lamar Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $13,866
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,404
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -39%
Texas Tech University
- Annual net price
- $19,070
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,247
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Annual net price
- $15,563
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,421
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $138,873 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $138,841 | Not available |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $137,021 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $135,984 | Not available |
| Optometry | First Professional Degree | $129,383 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,334 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,271 | Not available |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $122,385 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $114,813 | Not available |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Master's Degree | $110,277 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $110,184 | $20,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,399 | $25,692 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,283 | $21,582 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $106,324 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $105,601 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $101,406 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $98,790 | $18,751 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $97,201 | $22,629 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,814 | $21,500 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,651 | $23,366 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,275 | $20,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $91,983 | $16,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,276 | $26,283 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,653 | $18,000 |
| Law | Master's Degree | $89,257 | Not available |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $87,022 | $23,750 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $86,381 | Not available |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,078 | $25,925 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $84,692 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,668 | $14,874 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $82,416 | $24,990 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Master's Degree | $82,088 | Not available |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $80,510 | Not available |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | $78,750 | $19,250 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $78,396 | $21,919 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,204 | $19,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $78,009 | $17,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $73,125 | $18,125 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $72,392 | Not available |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $72,199 | $24,250 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $70,616 | $26,250 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $70,528 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $70,000 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $69,451 | Not available |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $69,010 | $22,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $68,504 | $12,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,139 | $17,370 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,127 | $25,000 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $68,032 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $64,612 | $27,000 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $64,374 | $24,567 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $64,349 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $62,993 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,833 | $20,100 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $62,281 | Not available |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $61,533 | $19,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,122 | $21,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $60,180 | $23,800 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $58,705 | $21,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $58,450 | $21,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $57,716 | $17,750 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $56,667 | $26,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,442 | $18,750 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $55,875 | $23,650 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $55,475 | $21,250 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,871 | $22,450 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,471 | $21,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $54,449 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,126 | $20,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $53,483 | $22,298 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,410 | $23,344 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $53,344 | $21,423 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $53,255 | Not available |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $53,195 | $21,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,892 | $20,500 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $51,596 | $23,959 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,884 | $20,375 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $49,724 | $19,700 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,545 | $24,777 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,530 | $18,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $45,446 | $21,845 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $42,301 | Not available |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,146 | $22,750 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $40,419 | $23,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $39,645 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $13,502 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $11,100 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.