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Real Estate undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Houston City College

Name: Real Estate Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Houston City College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Houston, TX · Public · Federal field 5215

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$18,833 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 65.7% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

22Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

35Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

481Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

349Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

192Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$27,929A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,737

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$18,345

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$27,929

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$194/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,737Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,009Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE16.5%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1

$27,929Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

8.3% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,327

Estimated loan payment$194

22borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$27,929 vs. $46,762

$18,833 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Real Estate Brokers$63,390 median wageTX estimate · 2,040 jobs · 41-9021+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 7.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,320 median wageTX estimate · 45,350 jobs · 11-9141+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 36.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentReal Estate Sales Agents$45,740 median wageTX estimate · 22,250 jobs · 41-9022+1.7% projected U.S. growth · 32.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentAppraisers and Assessors of Real EstateNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-2023Appraisers of Personal and Business PropertyNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-2022

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