University of Houston (U of Houston) is a four-year, public school located in Houston, TX.

It offers 141 graduate programs - 94 Master's, and 47 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,749 for in-state and $19,109 for out-of-state students.

A total of 8,757 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 46,700 students at U of Houston. U of Houston offers online graduate programs and 1,404 out of 8,757 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

U of Houston have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Law Center and College of Medicine. In addition, you can find U of Houston's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,749 for Texas residents and $19,109 for out-of-state students. It offers 141 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Houston
TypeFour-year, Public
Address212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX
Graduate School Students8,450 students
1,404 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,749
Out-of-State$19,109
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 141 Graduate Programs
94 Master's, 47 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Houston

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Houston with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $9,749 and $19,109 for non-Texas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $485 for Texas residents and $1,005 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,723$18,083
Fees$1,026$1,026
Cost per Credit$485$1,005
Books & Supplies$1,556
Room & Board$10,830 (On-Campus) / $11,022 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,637 (On-Campus) / $5,813 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,772$36,132
Off-Campus Total$28,140$37,500

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Houston offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 141 major areas - 94 Master's, 47 Doctorate. 2,285 students have been conferred Master's degree and 860 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2,285860--
Men1,040401--
Women1,245459--

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations/Image Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Communication NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology Project Management13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction103 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering111 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Astronautical Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Petroleum Engineering15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Systems Engineering52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Surveying Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering/Industrial Management5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Nutrition11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Law2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Law and Legal Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Tax Law/Taxation12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intellectual Property Law4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vision Science/Physiological Optics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics47 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics and Statistics34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Analytics40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Analytics92 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy Analysis22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work231 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Economics19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Product Design4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
OptometryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical EconomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management200 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospitality Administration/Management59 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Development34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Houston graduate schools have a total of 8,450 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,823 male and 4,627 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 5,720 full-time and 2,730 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,404 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,838 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,450 White, 871 Black, and 1,214 Asian students are attending at University of Houston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

557 grad students are younger than 22 and 876 students are older than 65. It has 5,448 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,876 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,450
Men3,823
Women4,627
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,450
Full-time Students5,720
Part-time Students2,730
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,450
American Indian /
Native American
16
Asian1,214
Black871
Hispanic1,508
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White2,450
Two or more races149
Un-Known143
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,450
21 & Under557
22-242,757
25-292,691
30-341,238
35-39638
40 & Over876

Online Population

At University of Houston graduate schools, 1,404 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,838 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,757
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,404
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,838
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,515
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,404
Texas Resident1,258
Other State In U.S.109
Outside of U.S.37