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University of Houston Master’s in Economics

44 Master's Degrees Awarded
$71,329 Average Salary

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Houston. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in economics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Economics from UH Cost?

$9,547 Average Tuition and Fees

UH Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UH paid an average of $982 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $474 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,539 $17,681
Fees $1,008 $1,008

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Economics From UH?

$71,329 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of economics students who receive their master’s degree from UH is $71,329 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $59,160.

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Does UH Offer an Online Master’s in Economics?

UH does not offer an online option for its economics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Online Learning page.

UH Master’s Student Diversity for Economics

44 Master's Degrees Awarded
38.6% Women
11.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 44 master’s degrees in economics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 38.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.4% of the economics master’s degrees at UH in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 31
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Master’s in Economics Focus Areas at UH

Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Economics 20
Applied Economics 24

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 5
Political Science & Government 6
Sociology 6

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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