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Civil Engineering at University of Houston

If you plan to study civil 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. 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.

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.

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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

39% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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

10% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The civil eng program at UH awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 90% of these degrees went to men with the other 10% going to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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