Materials Engineering at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year.

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

UH Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UH Materials Engineering Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Materials Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in materials engineering from UH.

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

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

Related Majors

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

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Materials Engineers	2,400	$99,790

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.