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General Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

General Petroleum Engineering at University of Houston

If you plan to study general petroleum engineering, 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 General Petroleum Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UH General Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Petroleum Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Petroleum Engineering

UH General Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at UH

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

UH General Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

13% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of general petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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In the general petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 general petroleum engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general petroleum engineering 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
Petroleum Engineers 19,260 $169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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