Engineering at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Clear Lake in 2021, 44 of them were engineering majors.

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

UH Clear Lake Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Clear Lake

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UH Clear Lake does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UH Clear Lake Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UH Clear Lake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UH Clear Lake 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	151
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #183 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from UH Clear Lake in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Clear Lake Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UH Clear Lake in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	71
Mechanical Engineering	16
Systems Engineering	3

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 University of Houston - Clear Lake.

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
• Image Credit: By WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.