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Bachelor's+5% vs national median1,369 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at University of Houston - Downtown

Ranked 22nd of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,307
middle 50%: $40,597 – $77,710
Median · 5 years out
$73,018
middle 50%: $54,408 – $99,037
Median · 10 years out
$85,502
middle 50%: $62,001 – $121,670

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Houston - Downtown's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $56,307 one year after graduating, rising to $85,502 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 22nd of 127 reporting programs.

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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,101 total interest

Same major at other universities

DePaul University
$74,191 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$73,357 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$73,195 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$73,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$72,904 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$71,415 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$71,221 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$70,461 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Houston - Downtown

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$111,627 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,603 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,070 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,855 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,887 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,933 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,933 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$82,383 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out

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