Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a environmental engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's environmental engineering program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

UT Austin Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at UT Austin are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

If you plan to be a environmental engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	54

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Health and Safety Engineers	3,640	$104,580
Environmental Engineers	3,230	$102,660

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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