Bachelor's+12% vs national median6,485 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other at University of Houston - Downtown
Ranked 18th of 152 bachelor's programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,098
middle 50%: $35,996 – $69,142
Median · 5 years out
$68,750
middle 50%: $57,579 – $77,740
Median · 10 years out
$74,111
middle 50%: $64,649 – $82,288
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
University of Houston - Downtown alumni in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies see median first-year earnings of $53k. This figure rises to $74k after ten years of experience.
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
≈ $6,527 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Michigan
$71,135 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$70,549 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,897 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$68,424 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$67,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$67,694 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$67,482 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$67,214 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$67,160 · 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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