Master's+36% vs national median614 grads tracked
Social Sciences at University of Houston - Clear Lake
Ranked 4th of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$86,975
middle 50%: $52,725 – $129,546
Median · 5 years out
$104,170
middle 50%: $66,448 – $144,552
Median · 10 years out
$123,433
middle 50%: $73,484 – $152,939
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences master's graduates from the University of Houston - Clear Lake start with a median salary of $87k. Ten-year median earnings reach $123k.
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
3.7 yrs
≈ $3,882 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Great Valley School of Grad/Prof
$131,687 · 5 yrs out
Colorado School of Mines
$128,151 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$103,837 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$103,136 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$98,101 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$95,724 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$90,847 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$87,471 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$86,744 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
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