The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas · Also known as UTHealth Houston · Website
$88,757
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$88,757
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 465 undergraduates and 4,473 graduate students. Former students earn a median $88,757 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,063 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$13,063
About $138 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$88,757
Rank 112 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 465
- Graduate students
- 4,473
- Part-time students
- 21%
- Women
- 84%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 51
- Endowment
- $1.0B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 112 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,063 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $89,371 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $88,757 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 86% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 94% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
51 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 349 | $15,000 | $82,043 | $92,899 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 240 | $139,347 | $66,107 | $102,873 | $112,460 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 203 | $30,000 | $60,515 | $81,983 | $82,751 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 180 | $38,314 | $110,523 | $120,708 | $120,193 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 159 | $34,764 | $55,480 | $74,534 | $82,527 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 101 | $168,997 | $102,000 | $136,742 | $170,812 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's | Master's | 75 | $20,500 | $97,173 | $105,837 | $101,441 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 70 | $61,500 | $178,755 | $197,063 | $138,131 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | $62,618 | $80,580 | $89,981 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 33 | $80,791 | $182,819 | $221,809 | $207,164 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | $184,569 | Withheld | $235,700 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $18,469 | $59,360 | $64,980 | $68,061 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,173 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 21 | $33,280 | $73,181 | $80,384 | $59,571 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 21 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $153,586 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsDoctoral | Doctoral | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $162,120 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,121 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $131,848 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,435 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,640 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $198,417 |
| Public HealthDoctoral | Doctoral | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,962 |
| Behavioral SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $104,514 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston graduates earn?
$88,757 a year is the median pay of former The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston students who work, 10 years after they started ($89,371 after 6 years). That ranks 112 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's) at $184,569.
How much student debt do The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston graduates have?
$13,063 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston graduates, about $138 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (349 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (240 professional graduates), Public Health (203 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 51 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.