Economics at University of Houston

University of Houston graduates about 166 economics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 217th of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 45 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.