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# University of Houston-Downtown Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at UH Downtown?

The highest-earning programs at University of Houston-Downtown are small, technical fields that sit far above the university's overall median. Computer and Information Sciences awards 118 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $72,528 four years after completion.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #153 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The largest programs tell a different story.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies awards 722 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $59,924. Azimuth ranks it #12 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

At the more moderate end, Criminal Justice awards 255 degrees and earns $53,589, ranked #100 nationally. The earnings spread across the largest programs is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**1,133 · 34.5%**
-   Interdisciplinary studies**766 · 23.4%**
-   Homeland security**255 · 7.8%**
-   Psychology**253 · 7.7%**
-   Health professions**126 · 3.8%**
-   Other**747 · 22.8%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

38 of 38 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians 16 degrees awarded**
$112,244

**Insurance 20 degrees awarded**
$98,510

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 118 degrees awarded**
$72,528

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 272 degrees awarded**
$69,712

**Accounting and Related Services 272 degrees awarded**
$67,499

**Management Information Systems and Services 128 degrees awarded**
$66,881

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 16 | $112,244 | — |
| Insurance | 20 | $98,510 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 118 | $72,528 | #153 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 272 | $69,712 | #139 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 272 | $67,499 | #140 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 128 | $66,881 | #62 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 171 | $66,591 | #140 |
| International Business | 47 | $66,556 | #36 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 15 | $62,576 | — |
| Marketing | 76 | $61,866 | #147 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 722 | $59,924 | #12 |
| Political Science and Government | 38 | $59,261 | #195 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 147 | $59,188 | #46 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | 22 | $58,535 | #10 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 16 | $57,892 | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 25 | $56,995 | #13 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 108 | $56,903 | #124 |
| Biology, General | 61 | $56,787 | #242 |
| Social Work | 62 | $54,784 | #72 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 255 | $53,589 | #100 |
| History | 34 | $53,555 | #128 |
| Public Health | 72 | $52,438 | #79 |
| Psychology, General | 253 | $48,234 | #206 |
| Sociology small degree count | 16 | $46,106 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 41 | $45,223 | #221 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 31 | $37,668 | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Statistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Science small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Social Sciences, General | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 54 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at UH Downtown?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**
722

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
272

**Accounting and Related Services**
272

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
255

**Psychology, General**
253

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
171

**Business/Commerce, General**
147

**Management Information Systems and Services**
128

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
118

**Communication and Media Studies**
108

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do UH Downtown majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians**#10**
2.  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other**#12**
3.  Biological and Physical Sciences**#13**
4.  International Business**#36**
5.  Business/Commerce, General**#46**
6.  Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size**#100**
7.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#139**
8.  Accounting and Related Services Included by program size**#140**
9.  Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size**#140**
10.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#206**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

What a graduate earns four years after completion at University of Houston-Downtown varies by field. Azimuth evaluates programs based on four-year earnings among completers, median debt, and cohort size, not reputation.

Program earnings describe federally aided completers. 26 programs publish earnings data, and 20 hold an Azimuth national rank.

Business leads the degree mix at 34.5% of degrees awarded, followed by Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at 23.4% and Security & Protective Services at 7.8%. Each award count is the number of degrees conferred in one academic year.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies awards 722 degrees a year, making it the largest program, and ranks #12 nationally. Its graduates show median earnings of $59,924 four years after completion.

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians ranks #10 nationally, with median earnings of $58,535.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).