Engineering at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 5,530 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Permian Basin Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Permian Basin

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Permian Basin offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

UT Permian Basin Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UT Permian Basin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Engineering Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	19
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Permian Basin Engineering Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	48
Petroleum Engineering	28

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 of the Permian Basin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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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