University of Houston (Houston) is a four-year, public school located in Houston, TX.
It offers 144 graduate programs - 94 Master's, and 50 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,051 for in-state and $19,231 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,723 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 47,980 students at Houston. Houston offers online graduate programs and 1,273 out of 8,723 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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 Houston's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,051 for Texas residents and $19,231 for out-of-state students. It offers 144 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Houston |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,730 students
1,273 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,051
Out-of-State$19,231 |
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| Student to Faculty | 22:1 (4.55%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 144 Graduate Programs
94 Master's, 50 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Houston
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $10,051 and $19,231 for non-Texas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $501 for Texas residents and $1,011 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,019 | $18,199 |
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| Fees | $1,032 | $1,032 |
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| Cost per Credit | $501 | $1,011 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,430 |
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| Room & Board | $11,286 (On-Campus) / $11,234 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,328 (On-Campus) / $6,522 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,095 | $37,275 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $29,237 | $38,417 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $9,547 | $9,727 | $9,727 | $9,749 | $10,051 |
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| Out-of-State | $18,689 | $18,871 | $18,871 | $19,109 | $19,231 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Houston offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 144 major areas - 94 Master's (2 online programs), 50 Doctorate. 2,250 students have been conferred Master's degree and 857 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,250 | 857 | - | - |
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| Men | 1,085 | 369 | - | - |
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| Women | 1,165 | 488 | - | - |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Houston graduate schools have a total of 8,730 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,102 male and 4,628 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 6,052 full-time and 2,678 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,273 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,056 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,174 White, 875 Black, and 1,156 Asian students are attending at University of Houston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
626 grad students are younger than 22 and 869 students are older than 65. It has 5,499 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,729 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,730 |
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| Men | 4,102 |
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| Women | 4,628 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,730 |
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| Full-time Students | 6,052 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,678 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,730 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 16 |
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| Asian | 1,156 |
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| Black | 875 |
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| Hispanic | 1,484 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 10 |
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| White | 2,174 |
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| Two or more races | 139 |
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| Un-Known | 149 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,730 |
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| 21 & Under | 626 |
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| 22-24 | 2,885 |
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| 25-29 | 2,614 |
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| 30-34 | 1,127 |
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| 35-39 | 602 |
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| 40 & Over | 869 |
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Online Population
At University of Houston graduate schools, 1,273 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,056 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,723 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,273 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,056 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,394 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,273 |
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| Texas Resident | 1,119 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 130 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 24 |
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