Chemical Engineering at University of Houston

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what University of Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 70 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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

UH Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UH Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical 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
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools	10
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UH. This makes it the #41 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $77,026. This is 17% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from UH in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UH Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from UH in 2020-2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UH, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Chemical Engineers	7,870	$147,720
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.