General Materials Engineering at University of Houston

If you plan to study general materials 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 has a total student population of 47,090.

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

UH General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

UH General Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UH

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

UH General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the materials processing and manufacturing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 49% 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 materials processing and manufacturing.

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

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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

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