Bachelor's+7% vs national median217 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Ranked 11th of 44 bachelor's programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,663
middle 50%: $32,284 – $66,866
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $44,767 – $91,621
Median · 10 years out
$81,941
middle 50%: $59,422 – $115,506
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Professions and Studies graduates earn a median of $47k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings rise to $82k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,208 total interest
Same major at other universities
Penn State World Campus
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$72,299 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$65,878 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$64,707 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$63,438 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$62,088 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,646 · 5 yrs out
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$124,951 · 5 yrs out
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$123,847 · 5 yrs out
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$116,662 · 5 yrs out
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$115,169 · 5 yrs out
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$111,819 · 5 yrs out
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$110,313 · 5 yrs out
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$101,269 · 5 yrs out
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$95,120 · 5 yrs out
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$95,120 · 5 yrs out
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