Bachelor's+14% vs national median653 grads tracked
History at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Ranked 33rd of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,551
middle 50%: $32,243 – $61,715
Median · 5 years out
$61,720
middle 50%: $50,021 – $73,036
Median · 10 years out
$67,546
middle 50%: $56,272 – $83,858
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
History graduates from the University of Houston - Clear Lake earn a $50k median in year one. Year-ten medians reach $68k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,213 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of William & Mary
$62,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$62,897 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,777 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,407 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$61,789 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,561 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,127 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,812 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$124,951 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$123,847 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$115,169 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$111,819 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$110,313 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$109,303 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,170 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$101,269 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,120 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,120 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,044 · 5 yrs out