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Construction Engineering Technology at University of Houston

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study construction engineering technology, 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 Construction Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

UH Construction Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Engineering Tech

UH Construction Engineering Technology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The construction engineering tech major at UH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction Engineering Technology. 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 Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools	2
Most Focused Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Most Focused Construction Engineering Trade Schools	18
Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools	21
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	33
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools	37

How Much Do Construction Engineering Tech Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of construction engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $66,571. This is 3% higher than $64,678, which is the national average for all construction engineering tech bachelor's degree recipients.

Construction Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

14% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 184 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering Technology from UH in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its construction 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 construction engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Concentrations Within Construction Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a construction 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

Careers That Construction Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction 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
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Civil Engineering Technicians	10,230	$51,810

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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