University of Houston-Downtown Graduate School

University of Houston-Downtown (referred to as Houston-Downtown) is a Public, 4 years school located in Houston, TX.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Houston-Downtown is $9,529 for Texas residents and $16,189 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,352 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 14,208 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Houston-Downtown (referred to as Houston-Downtown) is a Public, 4 years school located in Houston, TX.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1976 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Houston-Downtown Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Houston-Downtown (Houston-Downtown)
Address1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014
Phone713-221-8000
Webhttps://www.uhd.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.uhd.edu/admissions/apply/Pages/admissions-application.aspx
Financial Infohttps://www.uhd.edu/financial
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Houston-Downtown is $9,529 for Texas residents and $16,189 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,352 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 14,208 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 59 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$16,189
$9,529 for Texas Residents
Student Population1,352
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs59 graduate programs
(19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Houston-Downtown is $9,529 for Texas residents and $16,189 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $449 for Texas residents and $807 for out-of-state students.
Houston-Downtown offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including tuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents$9,529
Out-of-State$16,189
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents$449
Out-of-State$807
Houston-Downtown 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, 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)19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Houston-Downtown is $9,529 for Texas residents and $16,189 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.35% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$7,245$1,172$13,815$1,172
2019-2020$7,578$1,196$14,274$1,196
2020-2021$7,821$1,456$14,283$1,456
2021-2022$8,073$1,456$14,535$1,456
2022-2023$8,073$1,456$14,517$1,456
2023-2024$8,073$1,456$14,733$1,456
The graduate school tuition & fees of Houston-Downtown is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Houston-Downtown$9,529$16,189
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools$13,440$18,157
Public$8,244$17,906
Private$18,623
For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $17,592. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,964$7,112
2019-2020$9,228$7,200
2020-2021$9,379$7,318
2021-2022$9,424$7,354
2022-2023$9,882$7,710
2023-2024$9,882$7,710
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $449 for Texas residents and $818 for other students at University of Houston-Downtown. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.36% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$403$768
2019-2020$421$793
2020-2021$435$794
2021-2022$449$808
2022-2023$449$807
2023-2024$449$818

Graduate Programs at Houston-Downtown

University of Houston-Downtown offers 18 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 968 students have completed their study at University of Houston-Downtown.
Offered Degrees at University of Houston-Downtown
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree114546
Post Bachelor's Degree72422
Total186968
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Houston-Downtown by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 356 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 362 completers.
University of Houston-Downtown offers 18 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 968 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 546 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 422 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) --
Communication Management and Strategic Communications--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] --
Artificial Intelligence--
Education [+] 15 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction15-
English Language and Literature [+] 10 completers-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing7-
Rhetoric and Composition3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 62 completers-
Data Analytics, General62-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (2 completers) 52 completers$65,800
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies27-
Securities Services Administration/Management25-
Business [+] 407 completers-
Business Administration and Management362$59,800
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management30-
Accounting15-
Total546
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 15 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction15-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 21 completers-
Data Analytics, General21-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 15 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1-
Securities Services Administration/Management14-
Business [+] 363 completers-
Business Administration and Management356-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management7-
Total422

Graduate Student Population at Houston-Downtown

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,352 students enrolled into University of Houston-Downtown graduate schools where it has total 14,208 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 127 full-time and 1,225 part-time graduate students. By gender, 507 male and 845 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,352507845
Full-time1275077
Part-tme1,225457768
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 197 White (14.57%), 430 Black/African American (31.80%), 491 Hispanic (36.32%), 124 Asian (9.17%), and 110 students with other races. 60 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,352507845
American Indian/Native American211
Asian1245371
Black/African American430139291
Hispanic491177314
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White19788109
Two More401525
Un-Known725
Non-resident Alien603228
University of Houston-Downtown offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 872 graduate students (64.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 270 graduate students (19.97% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,352
Enrolled Online Exclusively872
Enrolled Some Online Courses270
Not in Online Courses210
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Houston-Downtown. 135 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.99% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.07%), 103 students are aged above 50 (7.62%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Houston-Downtown.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,352507845
Age 18-19101
Age 20-21927
Age 22-241264383
Age 25-29349124225
Age 30-34303118185
Age 35-3920778129
Age 40-4925498156
Age 50-64994356
Over 64413

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