Business/Commerce at University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 125 graduates a year

$47,469
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,188
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#212 of 271
Rank by pay
#209 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,099
Median federal debt

University of Houston-Downtown graduates in business/commerce earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Houston-Downtown Compares for Business/Commerce

All 271 colleges reporting business/commerce 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
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$142,113$129,407#2—
2New York University New York, NY$137,804$131,161#1$77,828
3Baylor University Waco, TX$124,434$126,513#4$74,886
4Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$118,167$126,810#3$76,722
5Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$113,620$103,387#8$74,868
6Northeastern University Boston, MA$113,620$100,054#9$74,868
7University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$111,444$119,559#5$73,170
8Brandeis University Waltham, MA$108,405$95,462#10$55,806
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$107,079$108,900#7—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$107,023$93,780#12$58,373
…
209University of South Alabama Mobile, AL$59,513$67,552#118$50,515
210The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$59,459$60,452#205$42,443
211Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$59,221$63,198#186$46,018
212University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX$59,188$60,177#209$47,469
213Ashland University Ashland, OH$59,115$63,085#187$50,262
214Montana State University Billings Billings, MT$58,827$64,259#181$44,082
215Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA$58,367$60,422#206$39,700

Other Majors at University of Houston-Downtown by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$112,244$68,144#3 of 27
Insurance$98,510—#5 of 21
Computer and Information Sciences$72,528$56,475#368 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,712$53,764#385 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$67,499$54,128#535 of 796
Management Information Systems and Services$66,881$51,314#143 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,591$47,108#383 of 452
International Business$66,556$41,911#83 of 115
Mathematics$62,576$49,496#234 of 309
Marketing$61,866$42,914#364 of 516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$59,924$49,734#55 of 207
Political Science and Government$59,261$38,095#335 of 565
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$58,535$51,840#19 of 19
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$57,892$50,894#90 of 138
Biological and Physical Sciences$56,995$35,952#25 of 33
Communication and Media Studies$56,903$34,123#246 of 660
Biology$56,787$31,025#458 of 841
Social Work$54,784$37,365#139 of 420
Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,589$42,122#375 of 660
History$53,555$37,246#166 of 459
Public Health$52,438$35,119#150 of 215
Psychology$48,234$35,808#637 of 1027
Sociology$46,106$31,555#371 of 462
Social Sciences—$45,687—
English Language and Literature$45,223$33,146#405 of 576
Chemistry—$38,954—
Visual and Performing Arts$37,668$19,527#53 of 68
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$34,003—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Houston-Downtown business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,469 one year after graduating and $59,188 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Houston-Downtown rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, University of Houston-Downtown ranks #212 by median pay four years after graduation, and #209 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at University of Houston-Downtown worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% less than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,099.

← All data for University of Houston-Downtown · 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.