Environmental Engineering at University of Houston

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

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 Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UH Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Environmental Engineering

UH Environmental Engineering Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 environmental engineering majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Health and Safety Engineers	3,640	$104,580
Environmental Engineers	3,230	$102,660

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.