Bachelor's+11% vs national median6,871 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Houston - Downtown
Ranked 27th of 252 bachelor's programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,285
middle 50%: $35,563 – $68,647
Median · 5 years out
$68,517
middle 50%: $56,868 – $77,731
Median · 10 years out
$74,340
middle 50%: $64,670 – $82,956
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
University of Houston - Downtown graduates in multi/interdisciplinary studies earn $52k in year one. Median pay reaches $74k by year ten.
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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,603 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas Southern University
$70,549 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$70,100 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$69,801 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$68,991 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,897 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$68,424 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$67,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$67,426 · 5 yrs out
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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$93,855 · 5 yrs out
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$83,933 · 5 yrs out
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$83,933 · 5 yrs out
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