Real Estate at Houston Community College

Houston, TX · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 42 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$27,929
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,762
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 11
Rank by pay
#10 of 11
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,250
Median federal debt

Houston Community College graduates in real estate earn 40% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Houston Community College Compares for Real Estate

All 11 colleges reporting real estate earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$100,940$102,657#1$70,544
2University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$69,806$72,637#2—
3Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL$55,978$59,581#3$32,983
4Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH$51,228$54,668#4—
5Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH$48,643$51,909#5$34,934
6Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA$46,206$42,044#8—
7Dallas College Dallas, TX$44,318$45,058#6$34,398
8Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX$43,418$44,143#7—
9Ogden-Weber Technical College Ogden, UT$41,042$38,898#9$28,434
10Houston Community College Houston, TX$27,929$28,396#10—
11Cisco College Cisco, TX$27,735$28,198#11—

Other Majors at Houston Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$75,287$64,648#48 of 290
Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,021$56,454#79 of 176
Fire Protection$56,144$39,283#27 of 37
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$55,262—#11 of 19
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$49,714$37,377#178 of 319
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$49,588$26,250#101 of 226
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$42,204$35,469#55 of 637
Precision Metal Working$41,773$27,696#297 of 365
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$41,545—#19 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$39,946$34,667#63 of 101
Business Administration, Management and Operations$38,800—#101 of 120
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$35,035$37,482#46 of 104
Culinary Arts and Related Services$22,990—#64 of 68
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$22,667$16,777#753 of 1025

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Houston Community College real estate graduates make?

Graduates earn $27,929 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Houston Community College rank for real estate?

Among 11 colleges reporting earnings for real estate graduates, Houston Community College ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is real estate at Houston Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 40% less than the national median for real estate ($46,762), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,250.

← All data for Houston Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.