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The University of Houston comprises 14 colleges and schools: Architecture; Business Administration; Education; Engineering; Honors; Hotel and Restaurant Management; Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication; Law; Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Optometry; Pharmacy; Social Sciences; Social Work; and Technology. These colleges and schools offer master's degrees in 129 fields, four doctoral degrees in 60 fields, and undergraduate degrees in 120 fields. The Law Center and the Graduate School of Social Work offer only graduate degrees.

The following is a list of major fields of graduate and professional study offered by the University of Houston. Detailed information about these programs can be found in the college sections of this catalog.

College/Department	Field and Degree
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture	Architecture M. Arch.
College of Business Administration	Accountancy M.S.Accy. Administration M.S.A. Business Administration M.B.A. Concentrations: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Statistics and Operations Research, Taxation, Strategy Ph.D. Concentrations: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Statistics and Operations Research
College of Education	Administration and Supervision M.Ed./Ed.D. Concentration: Higher Education Allied Health Education and Administration M.Ed./Ed.D. Counseling M.Ed. Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed./Ed.D. Concentrations: Art Education, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Gifted and Talented Education, Instructional Technology, Mathematics Education, Reading and Language Arts Education, Science Education, Second Language Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Education, Teaching Educational Psychology M.Ed./Ph.D. Educational Psychology and Individual Differences Ph.D Exercise Science M.S. Health Education M.Ed. Historical, Social, and Cultural Foundations M.Ed./Ed.D. Physical Education M.Ed./Ed.D. Special Education M.Ed./Ed.D.
Cullen College of Engineering	Chemical Engineering M.S.Ch.E./M.Ch.E./Ph.D. Civil Engineering M.S.C.E./M.C.E./Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S./M.S.E.E./M.E.E./Ph.D. M.S. Concentrations: Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer and Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Petroleum Engineering Ph.D Concentrations: Aerospace Engineering, Computer and Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering Industrial Engineering M.S.I.E./M.I.E./Ph.D. Concentration: Engineering Management Mechanical Engineering M.S.M.E./M.M.E./Ph.D.
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management	Hotel Management M.H.M.
College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication	Communication M.A. Concentrations: Mass Communication Studies, Public Relations Studies Communication Disorders M.A. English M.A./Ph.D. English M.A. Concentration: Applied English Linguistics English M.A./M.F.A./Ph.D. Concentration: Creative Writing and Literature M.F.A. Concentration: Creative Writing French M.A. German M.A. History M.A./Ph.D. M.A. Concentration: Public History Music M.M. Concentrations: Accompanying and Chamber Music, Applied Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music Literature, Music Theory, Performance and Pedagogy D.M.A. Concentrations: Composition, Conducting, Music Education, Performance Philosophy M.A. Spanish M.A./Ph.D Concentrations: Spanish-U.S. Hispanic Literature and Language Speech Communication M.A. Studio Art M.F.A. Concentrations: Graphic Communications, Interior Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture Theatre M.A./M.F.A.
College of Law	Law J.D. Law LL.M. Concentrations: Energy and Resources Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Economic Law, Taxation Law
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics	Biochemistry M.S./Ph.D. Biology M.S./Ph.D. Chemistry M.S./Ph.D. Computer Science M.S./Ph.D. Geology M.S./Ph.D. Concentration: Geophysics Mathematics M.S./Ph.D. Applied Mathematics M.S. Physics M.S./Ph.D.
College of Optometry	Physiological Optics M.S.Phys.Op./Ph.D. Optometry O.D.
College of Pharmacy	Pharmacy M.S.Pha. Concentrations: Pharmacy Administration, Hospital Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology Pharm.D. Pharmaceutics Ph.D Pharmacology Ph.D.
College of Social Sciences	Anthropology M.A. Economics M.A./Ph.D. Political Science M.A./Ph.D. Psychology M.A./Ph.D. Ph.D. Concentrations: Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology Public Administration M.A. Sociology M.A.
College of Social Work	Social Work M.S.W./Ph.D.
College of Technology	Technology M.T.C.H. Concentrations: Construction Management Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Microcomputer Systems Occupational Technology M.S.O.T./M.T.