Civil Engineering at University of Houston
UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 67 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
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UH Civil Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
- Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
- Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng
UH Civil Engineering Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.
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 civil eng major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools | 11 |
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 34 |
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools | 76 |
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 85 |
In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UH. This makes it the #76 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of UH Civil Eng Graduates
The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $65,253. This is 6% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.
Civil Eng Student Demographics at UH
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at University of Houston.
UH Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil 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 civil eng.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
UH Civil Engineering Master’s Program
In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 civil eng.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 10 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UH also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 9 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 Civil Eng Grads May Go Into
A degree in civil 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 |
---|---|---|
Civil Engineers | 24,460 | $102,990 |
Petroleum Engineers | 19,260 | $169,010 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 12,920 | $167,280 |
Engineers | 10,710 | $113,370 |
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.
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