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Master's+16% vs national median285 grads tracked

Education at University of Houston - Downtown

Ranked 30th of 335 master's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$75,743
middle 50%: $67,151 – $85,550
Median · 5 years out
$81,043
middle 50%: $69,522 – $93,638
Median · 10 years out
$85,845
middle 50%: $76,873 – $99,475

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Education (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Houston - Downtown's master's program in Education earn a median $75,743 one year after graduating, rising to $85,845 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% above the national median of $69,841 for this field, ranking 30th of 335 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?

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
4.5 yrs
≈ $4,678 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts at Boston
$84,993 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$84,481 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$83,978 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$83,313 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$83,281 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$81,731 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$80,907 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$80,773 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$80,576 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$80,512 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$80,351 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$80,319 · 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
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$76,870 · 5 yrs out

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