Civil Engineering at University of Houston

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in civil eng.

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

UH Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

UH Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 90% were men and 10% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
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
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.