Graduate Programs at University of Houston

Graduate School Overview

University of Houston (referred to as Houston) is a Public, 4 years school located in Houston, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1954 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Houston Directory Information
School Name	University of Houston (Houston)
Address	212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Phone	713-743-1000
Web	https://www.uh.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y
Financial Info	https://www.uh.edu/financial

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Houston is $9,749 for Texas residents and $19,109 for out-of-state students. The school has 8,757 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 46,700 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 228 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,109 $9,749 for Texas Residents
Student Population	8,757
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	228 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Houston is $9,749 for Texas residents and $19,109 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $484 for Texas residents and $992 for out-of-state students.

Houston offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents	$9,749
Out-of-State	$19,109
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents	$484
Out-of-State	$992

Houston 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Houston is $9,749 for Texas residents and $19,109 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.26% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,214	$1,002	$17,463	$1,002
2019-2020	$8,370	$1,002	$17,746	$1,002
2020-2021	$8,539	$1,008	$17,681	$1,008
2021-2022	$8,713	$1,014	$17,857	$1,014
2022-2023	$8,713	$1,014	$17,857	$1,014
2023-2024	$8,723	$1,026	$18,083	$1,026

The graduate school tuition & fees of Houston 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Houston	$9,749	$19,109
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 living costs are $16,643 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Houston.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.45% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,835. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,104	$3,908	$9,550	$4,854
2019-2020	$9,368	$4,052	$9,231	$5,064
2020-2021	$9,750	$4,064	$9,419	$5,091
2021-2022	$9,962	$4,049	$9,404	$5,046
2022-2023	$10,418	$4,250	$10,309	$5,283
2023-2024	$10,830	$4,637	$11,022	$5,813

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $485 for Texas residents and $1,005 for other students at University of Houston. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.31% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$456	$970
2019-2020	$465	$986
2020-2021	$474	$982
2021-2022	$484	$992
2022-2023	$484	$992
2023-2024	$485	$1,005

The law school tuition at University of Houston is $27,271 for Texas residents and $38,743 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $24,168 for Texas residents and $37,268 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Houston.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Houston
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$23,154	$1,014	$36,254	$1,014
Optometry	$16,046	$1,014	$28,238	$1,014
Pharmacy	$15,774	$1,014	$27,966	$1,014
Law	$26,257	$1,014	$37,729	$1,014

Graduate Programs at Houston

University of Houston offers 138 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, 2,712 students have completed their study at University of Houston.

Offered Degrees at University of Houston
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	90	4	1,874
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	45	0	408
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	430
Total	138	4	2,712

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

The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 244 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 222 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Houston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	244	$46,100
Business Administration and Management	✕	160	$86,600
Accounting	✕	157	$60,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	73	$52,100
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	65	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Houston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	222	-
Pharmacy	✕	116	-
Optometry	✕	92	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	55	$88,600
Chemistry	✕	32	-

University of Houston offers 138 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 2,712 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,874 students have earned/completed Master's program.
430 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Architectural Studies	✕	1	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	15	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	8	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	14	-
Health Communication	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	117 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	52	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	18	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	34	-
Information Technology Project Management	✕	13	-
Education [+]	✕	195 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	73	$52,100
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	44	$50,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	8	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	55	$39,900
Engineering [+]	✕	189 completers	-
Engineering	✕	2	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	✕	1	-
Astronautical Engineering	✕	3	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	24	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	14	-
Civil Engineering	✕	17	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	29	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	5	-
Materials Engineering	✕	6	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	34	-
Petroleum Engineering	✕	15	-
Systems Engineering	✕	8	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	30	-
Surveying Engineering	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	20	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	9	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	4	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	25 completers	-
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✔	6	-
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	✕	6	-
Human Nutrition	✔	13	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law	✕	4	-
Health Law	✕	4	-
International Law and Legal Studies	✕	4	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	8	-
Intellectual Property Law	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	65	-
Biochemistry	✕	-	-
Vision Science/Physiological Optics	✕	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	103 completers	-
Mathematics	✔	10	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	4	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	53	-
Mathematics and Statistics	✕	36	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	-	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	17	$66,300
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	11	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Human Services [+]	✕	269 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	19	-
Social Work	✕	244	$46,100
Social Sciences [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	8	-
Applied Economics	✕	24	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	30	-
Political Science and Government	✕	3	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Industrial and Product Design	✕	2	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	22	$26,200
Art/Art Studies	✕	13	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	5	-
Music	✕	18	$35,400
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	32	$57,500
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	9	-
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	✕	6	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	1	-
Nursing Education	✕	6	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	506 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	160	$86,600
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	2	-
Accounting	✕	157	$60,300
Hospitality Administration/Management	✔	49	-
Human Resources Development	✕	40	-
Management Science	✕	34	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	27	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	37	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	1,874

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	15	-
Education [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	16	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	55	$88,600
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	12	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	23	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	22	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	3	-
Materials Engineering	✕	14	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	12	-
Petroleum Engineering	✕	8	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	3	-
Surveying Engineering	✕	4	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	18 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Creative Writing	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	9	-
Biochemistry	✕	7	-
Vision Science/Physiological Optics	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	4	-
Chemistry	✕	32	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	12	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	3	-
Social Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	$48,300
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	7	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Educational Psychology	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Social Work	✕	4	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	3	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	7	-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	✕	5	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	4	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	408

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	222 completers	-
Law	✕	222	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	208 completers	-
Optometry	✕	92	-
Pharmacy	✕	116	-
	Total	430

Graduate Student Population at Houston

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 8,757 students enrolled into University of Houston graduate schools where it has total 46,700 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 6,085 full-time and 2,672 part-time graduate students. By gender, 4,069 male and 4,688 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	8,757	4,069	4,688
Full-time	6,085	2,871	3,214
Part-tme	2,672	1,198	1,474

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

There are 2,275 White (25.98%), 874 Black/African American (9.98%), 1,512 Hispanic (17.27%), 1,181 Asian (13.49%), and 2,915 students with other races. 2,603 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,757	4,069	4,688
American Indian/Native American	20	9	11
Asian	1,181	451	730
Black/African American	874	286	588
Hispanic	1,512	573	939
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	4	3
White	2,275	1,014	1,261
Two More	149	55	94
Un-Known	136	67	69
Non-resident Alien	2,603	1,610	993

University of Houston offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,404 graduate students (16.03% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,838 graduate students (32.41% 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	8,757
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,404
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,838
Not in Online Courses	4,515

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Houston. 3,292 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.59% of total students), 22 students are aged below 20 (0.25%), 239 students are aged above 50 (2.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Houston.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,757	4,069	4,688
Under 18	16	8	8
Age 18-19	6	2	4
Age 20-21	535	220	315
Age 22-24	2,757	1,279	1,478
Age 25-29	2,691	1,275	1,416
Age 30-34	1,238	634	604
Age 35-39	638	275	363
Age 40-49	637	268	369
Age 50-64	239	108	131

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