Determined. Dedicated. Downtown.

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) serves the educational needs of America’s fourth largest city. As Houston’s second largest, public four-year university in the heart of Downtown, UHD provides students life-changing educational experiences with unparalleled opportunities to conduct research and participate in communitycentered learning, coupled with flexible scheduling and an award-winning faculty. We offer bachelor’s degrees in 46 areas of study and 11 master’s degrees in four academic colleges.

• Home to Houston’s largest MBA program since 2014, according to the Houston Business Journal.

• Industry-aligned degrees in artificial intelligence, medical humanities, strategic communication, data science, health and behavioral sciences, nursing, social work, geosciences, biotechnology, chemistry, mathematics, criminal justice, and fine arts.

• Federally designated Minority-Serving and Hispanic-Serving Institutions & Military-Friendly School.

Industry Demands Advanced Business Skills

theoretical knowledge of AI with hands-on training in AI-specific applications through hybrid, face-to-face, and online courses. Graduates of the program will be prepared to join the ranks of AI analysts, engineers, and specialists to explore the new ways to use AI to tackle societal issues as diverse as cancer diagnosis and treatment, climate change, and cybersecurity.

A new Master of Arts degree in Strategic Communication (MASC) in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. The 30-credit hour, fully online program with innovative strategic communication skills, research knowledge, technology competencies, and theories needed to create effective community engagement and messaging with culturally, ethnically, and racially diverse public audiences and stakeholders.

As industry evolves, more and more working professionals in Houston are realizing the tremendous value—and greatly enhanced earning potential—a master’s degree can provide.

Our students have busy lifestyles—jobs, families and more. To accommodate, UHD provides a variety of class offerings on weekdays, evenings, and weekends, as well as 19 fully online degree programs (15 undergraduate/4 master’s). From face-to-face instruction at our Downtown campus or one of three satellite locations, UHD degrees and classes are offered completely online or hybrid format. With one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas, UHD’s competitively priced tuition and fees make the pursuit of higher learning affordable and accessible. Plus, UHD graduates have the lowest student loan debt in the state.

Points Of Distinction

• UHD earns high marks in U.S. News & World Report for the fourth consecutive year. Online Programs ranked among the nation’s best for Online Bachelor’s Programs, Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, and Online Master’s Criminal Justice Programs among this group.

We know that degrees and individual coursework must align with industry needs. For this reason, UHD has reinvented the Master of Business Administration (MBA) with its Corporate Fellows Program. Thanks to a powerful combination of sound business theory and practical application, the Marilyn Davies College of Business’ MBA program offers a “team-teaching” approach by collaborating with private industry to ensure that every MBA class is taught by a professor and an industry executive. The College offers professionals the choice of taking classes either in-person in our traditional hybrid format or online.

Graduate Certificates: Meet Individual Student Needs

For individuals who are not ready to commit to a full MBA program but want graduate-level training to improve their skills, UHD offers eight AACSB-certified graduate certificates. After earning a Graduate Certificate, students may enter UHD’s MBA program—no GMAT required—with nearly half of all coursework completed.

Cutting-Edge Technology & Emerging Fields

The College of Sciences & Technology’s new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI) addresses the growing needs of industry. UHD is one of only six graduate-level AI programs offered in Texas. This leading-edge degree combines

With more than 61,000 Gator alumni and counting, UHD alumni excel in fields ranging from medicine and business to science to humanities.

UHD is recognized nationally for its community engagement programs that link classroom academics with opportunities to serve people and agencies in Greater Houston and around the globe. UHD Gators help shape the city’s workforce—ready to take on our city, state, nation, and the world. Learn

Riley Phillips, a recent graduate, stated that she struggled with imposter syndrome in the process of getting her master’s degree. Imposter syndrome is when an individual doubts their accomplishments or skills and they do not believe they deserve the success they receive despite their competence.

With a mutual internalized fear of failure and fraud, it is important for graduate students to support each other. Students are able to bond through their struggles and can help each other through such a tangible period of their lives – we call this trauma bonding. Getting to know your peers in graduate school can help guide you through your challenges, and you can do the same for someone else without even knowing.

Madison Ventura, a current graduate student at the University of Houston, once had to catch a flight to Colorado after her Monday class to then make it back in time for her Wednesday class. She flew out again right after.

That is the beauty of grad students; They are resilient and persistent in the face of adversity.

“Not only are you elevating your education, but you’re enhancing your career opportunities and putting yourself first and ahead of others,” Ventura said. “Being able to be the one to set the precedent in my family as the first to have a master’s means I hopefully won’t be the last.”