Engineering Technologies at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 369 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from UH.

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

UH Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

UH Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.

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 tech major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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 Popular Engineering Technologies Schools	23
Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools	41
	72
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	210

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from UH. This makes it the #42 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech 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 tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	198
White	80
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UH Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

The engineering tech program at UH awarded 45 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

In the engineering tech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction Engineering Technology	209
Mechanical Engineering Technology	88
Computer Engineering Technology	74
Electronics Engineering Technology	23
General Engineering Technology	15
Engineering-Related Fields	5

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.