Engineering at University of Houston

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

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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 Engineering Degrees Available

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

UH Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UH 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.

There were 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	138
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	184
White	149
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UH Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	31
International Students	367
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a 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 University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	286
Electrical Engineering	153
Chemical Engineering	98
Civil Engineering	96
Industrial Engineering	92
Biomedical Engineering	77
Petroleum Engineering	56
Computer Engineering	37
Systems Engineering	22
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	11
Environmental Engineering	11
Materials Engineering	4
Surveying Engineering	1

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.

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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