Graduate Programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake

Graduate School Overview

University of Houston-Clear Lake (referred to as UHCL) is a Public, 4 years school located in Houston, TX. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1976 - Current).

UHCL Directory Information
School Name	University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL)
Address	2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1002
Phone	281-283-7600
Web	https://www.uhcl.edu/home
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX
Financial Info	https://www.uhcl.edu/costs-aid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Houston-Clear Lake is $9,594 for Texas residents and $18,990 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,515 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,279 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 86 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,990 $9,594 for Texas Residents
Student Population	2,515
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	86 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Houston-Clear Lake is $9,594 for Texas residents and $18,990 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $440 for Texas residents and $962 for out-of-state students.

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Houston-Clear Lake is $9,594 for Texas residents and $18,990 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -1.18% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$7,308	$1,402	$16,290	$1,402
2018-2019	$7,596	$1,414	$16,866	$1,414
2019-2020	$7,920	$1,414	$17,568	$1,414
2020-2021	$7,920	$1,648	$17,568	$1,648
2021-2022	$7,920	$1,674	$17,316	$1,674

The graduate school tuition & fees of UHCL is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,931 (public) / $18,014 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Houston-Clear Lake	$9,594	$18,990
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,335	$17,838
Public	$8,239	$17,931
Private	$18,014

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $19,988 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Houston-Clear Lake. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.77% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $23,016. Off-campus living costs are increased by 17.21% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,732	$6,404	$9,732	$6,404
2018-2019	$8,620	$6,590	$8,620	$6,590
2019-2020	$10,218	$8,394	$10,218	$8,394
2020-2021	$11,019	$8,816	$10,820	$8,816
2021-2022	$9,881	$10,107	$12,909	$10,107

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $440 for Texas residents and $962 for other students at University of Houston-Clear Lake. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -1.43% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$406	$905
2018-2019	$422	$937
2019-2020	$440	$976
2020-2021	$440	$976
2021-2022	$440	$962

Graduate Programs at UHCL

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers 48 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 869 students have completed their study at University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Offered Degrees at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	45	2	852
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	17
Total	48	2	869

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 153 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 14 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	153	$68,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	133	$68,900
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	116	$56,400
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	99	$56,400
Computer Science	✕	60	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	$77,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	$77,000
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	10	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	2	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	2	-

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers 48 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 869 students have completed their graduate studies.

852 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	10	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Communications Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	97 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	12	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	45	-
Computer Science	✕	40	-
Education [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	28	$59,700
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	$51,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	46 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	23	-
Computer Software Engineering	✔	20	-
Systems Engineering	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	35	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	13	-
Library Science [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	21	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	16	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	15	-
Biotechnology	✕	15	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Statistics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	1	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	60 completers	$35,400
Psychology	✕	20	$35,400
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	$51,000
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	16	-
School Psychology	✕	6	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	10	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Criminology	✕	11	$48,800
Sociology	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	159 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	116	$56,400
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	14	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	28	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	236 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	153	$68,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	9	-
Accounting	✕	31	$55,600
Finance	✕	9	-
Human Resources Development	✔	34	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	852

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	$77,000
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	2	-
	Total	17

Graduate Student Population at UHCL

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,515 students enrolled into University of Houston-Clear Lake graduate schools where it has total 9,279 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 946 full-time and 1,569 part-time graduate students. By gender, 899 male and 1,616 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,515	899	1,616
Full-time	946	349	597
Part-tme	1,569	550	1,019

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 798 White (31.73%), 316 Black/African American (12.56%), 680 Hispanic (27.04%), 218 Asian (8.67%), and 503 students with other races. 416 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,515	899	1,616
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	218	77	141
Black/African American	316	85	231
Hispanic	680	213	467
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	798	278	520
Two More	72	22	50
Un-Known	12	8	4
Non-resident Alien	416	215	201

University of Houston-Clear Lake offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 695 graduate students (27.63% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 373 graduate students (14.83% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,515
Enrolled Online Exclusively	695
Enrolled Some Online Courses	373
Not in Online Courses	1,447

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Houston-Clear Lake. 623 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.77% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 136 students are aged above 50 (5.41%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,515	899	1,616
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	28	13	15
Age 22-24	595	217	378
Age 25-29	750	259	491
Age 30-34	395	145	250
Age 35-39	262	102	160
Age 40-49	348	112	236
Age 50-64	121	43	78
Over 64	15	8	7

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