Online Degrees and Programs at University of Houston-Downtown

University of Houston-Downtown offers 61 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 22 major programs - 15 Bachelors, 5 Masters, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,582 for Texas residents and $17,434 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,905 students out of total 13,730 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,456 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Houston-Downtown is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Houston-Downtown. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,582 and $17,434 for non-Texas residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,029 and $16,509 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $255 for Texas residents and $666 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $476 for Texas residents and $836 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Houston-Downtown offers 61 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Bachelors, 5 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Houston-Downtown, there are 13,730 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,360 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,905 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,455 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,905 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,860 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 44 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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