Social Sciences at University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

$45,687
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,366
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,452
Median federal debt

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
Business/Commerce$59,188$47,469#212 of 271
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
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 social sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,687 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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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.