Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a petroleum engineering school? To help you decide if University of Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UH Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering

UH Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Petroleum 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical petroleum engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its petroleum engineering 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 petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

13% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

If you plan to be a petroleum engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	56

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in petroleum 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
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
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
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