Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,143 grads tracked
Social Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown
Ranked 145th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,321
middle 50%: $31,298 – $57,262
Median · 5 years out
$57,665
middle 50%: $44,206 – $75,422
Median · 10 years out
$71,374
middle 50%: $53,067 – $94,221
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences graduates from the University of Houston - Downtown see median first-year pay of $43k. Salaries grow to $58k at year five and $71k at 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
Western Connecticut State University
$58,095 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$58,050 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$57,983 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$57,926 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$57,544 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$57,491 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$57,448 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$57,322 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$57,319 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,305 · 5 yrs out
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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$83,933 · 5 yrs out
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