Need-based aid friendly
Significant share of students receive Pell Grants.
Houston, TX
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public university in Houston, Texas with 4,938 students (IPEDS, fall 2024 enrollment). 72% of students take federal loans, and borrowers leave with a median $13,063 (College Scorecard). By program, the highest graduate earnings four years after finishing are in Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, graduate certificate ($221,809) and Nursing (RN), doctoral ($197,063) (College Scorecard, 2017-19 graduates).
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Tuition
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Students
4,938
Fall 2024
Type
University
Setting
Urban
In-State Tuition
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Out-of-State Tuition
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Avg On-Campus Living
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Avg Off-Campus Living
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Financial Aid & Outcomes
College Scorecard
After graduation
Earnings-to-debt ratio
Strong · 6.8×Graduates earn about 6.8× their median debt every year.
Financial access
Pell Grants are federal aid for students from low-income families.
Share of students who borrowed to pay for school.
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FAFSA earnings check
: Not flaggedThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston does not trigger the FAFSA's "lower earnings" notice. Its graduates' median earnings four years after completing were $106,645, above the $33,352 median for high school graduates aged 25 to 34 in Texas.
This is one figure for the whole institution, not for any program: earnings differ by credential and field. It covers graduates who completed in 2017-18 and 2018-19, received federal aid, and were working and not enrolled when earnings were measured in 2022 and 2023, in January 2026 dollars. The Department says the notice is informational only: it does not change aid eligibility. Source: U.S. Department of Education, FSA Data Center, March 2026 release. Which colleges are flagged, and what changed.
Source: CollegeScorecard (2024)
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Significant share of students receive Pell Grants.
Affordability snapshot
Pell
51%
above avg
Median debt
$13.1k
below avg
Earnings (10y)
$88.8k
above avg
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Houston, TX 77030
Studying online: a small share study entirely online
In Fall 2023, 172 of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's 5,048 students (3%) were enrolled entirely at a distance. A further 1,613 (32%) took at least one distance course alongside in-person study.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023
Fields of study
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reported conferring credentials in 23 different fields to the federal government. See which ones, and at what credential level.
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Graduate earnings by program
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's bachelor's graduates in Nursing (RN) earned a median $92,899 four years after graduating, 4% above the $88,910 national median for the same program (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard). One year after graduating, a later class (2018-20 graduates, measured 2020-21) earned a median $82,043; the two figures describe different graduates, not one class's growth. Graduates who borrowed took out a median $15,000 in federal loans at this college (about $159 a month on a 10-year plan), and had $20,500 in total federal debt including other colleges attended (same degree level).
13 programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have federal earnings or debt figures, largest graduating classes first. Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Debt: graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20. The national median is the same measure for every program in that field and credential in the U.S.
| Program | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | National median | Federal debt borrowed at this college (median) | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (RN), Bachelor's | $92,899 | $88,910, +4% | $15,000 | $159/mo |
| Medicine (MD), Professional degree | $102,873 | $112,460, −9% | $139,347 | $1,585/mo |
| Public Health, Master's | $81,983 | $82,751, about the same | $30,000 | $341/mo |
| Nursing (RN), Master's | $120,708 | $120,193, about the same | $38,314 | $436/mo |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, Master's | $74,534 | $82,527, −10% | $34,764 | $395/mo |
| Dentistry, Professional degree | $136,742 | $170,812, −20% | $168,997 | $1,922/mo |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics, Master's | $105,837 | $101,441, +4% | $20,500 | $233/mo |
| Nursing (RN), Doctoral | $197,063 | $138,131, +43% | $61,500 | $700/mo |
| Health and Medical Administration, Master's | $80,580 | $89,981, −10% | — | — |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Graduate certificate | $221,809 | $207,164, +7% | $80,791 | $919/mo |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Master's | — | $235,700 | — | — |
| Dental Hygiene and Dental Support, Bachelor's | $64,980 | $68,061, −5% | $18,469 | $196/mo |
Compare what Nursing (RN) pays at other colleges
What the job pays locally
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: everyone working in the job, every experience level, not only recent graduates.
| Program | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | National median | Federal debt borrowed at this college (median) | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Social Services, Master's | $80,384 | $59,571, +35% | $33,280 | $379/mo |
Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Monthly payment assumes a standard 10-year plan. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV). Same degree, different paycheck: what the national data show. Over the Cap: graduate programs where typical debt exceeds the federal loan limits in force since July 2026. Nursing graduates vs RN pay by state: the early-career benchmark.
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Fields this college awarded credentials in
The 14 largest of 23 fields The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reported, by credentials conferred in 2024-25, using the federal classification of each field. The level is the highest credential actually awarded, which is not always the one a field is best known for.
| Field | Awarded | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 372 | Graduate (132 graduate · 240 bachelor's) |
| Medicine | 242 | Graduate |
| Public Health | 173 | Graduate |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 127 | Graduate |
| Dentistry | 104 | Graduate |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | 93 | Graduate |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | 62 | Graduate |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 52 | Graduate |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 40 | Graduate |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 26 | Graduate (2 graduate · 20 bachelor's · 4 certificate) |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 24 | Graduate |
| Public Policy Analysis | 18 | Graduate |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 16 | Graduate |
| Biology, General | 15 | Graduate |
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