Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

UH Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UH Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at UH awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
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.