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Engineering Technologies at University of Houston

Engineering Technologies at University of Houston

If you plan to study engineering technologies, 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 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 Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

UH Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

UH Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at UH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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 5
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 23
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 81
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 97
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
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Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 164
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools 226
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Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 626

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering tech program at UH awarded 369 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 87% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 46
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 198
White 80
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

UH 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction Engineering Technology 184
Mechanical Engineering Technology 88
Computer Engineering Technology 74
Electronics Engineering Technology 23

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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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