Engineering Technologies at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year.

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

UH Downtown Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

UH Downtown Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how UH Downtown performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at UH Downtown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	85
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	118
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	141
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	151
	202
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	210
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	248
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	316
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	858

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

The engineering tech program at UH Downtown awarded 69 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Downtown since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech 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 - Downtown with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Downtown also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech 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 - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	27
Civil Engineering Technology	23
Quality Control Technology	19

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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 - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.