Engineering Schools in Houston
Houston, TX
(population: 2,307,883) has
eleven engineering schools within
its city limits.
Rice University, the highest ranked school in the city with an engineering program, has a total student population of 5,576. It is the
28th highest ranked school in the USA and the
highest in the state of Texas.
To learn more about engineering programs in Houston,
ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of engineering professors at Rice University such as
Behnaam Aazhang,
Athanasios Antoulas,
Richard Baraniuk,
Joseph Cavallaro,
Karolos Grigoriadis,
and Wise James.
Engineering students from Houston schools who go on to become
engineers,
audio engineers,
aerospace engineers,
automotive engineers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as
architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$73,590.
Also, Aerospace engineers make on average $96,270 per year and there are about 70,570 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area alone, there are
4,820 employed aerospace engineers earning an average salary of
$95,960. Architecture and engineering employees in this area earn
$87,910/yr and there are 86,350 employed.
Houston lies in Harris county, which is one of the
154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area has 2,563,840 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment
rate, $21.58/hr average worker wage, and a $44,880 average annual salary.
Thus, about 33.680 out of every 1000 jobs in Houston are held by architecture and engineering employees,
and 1.878/1000 are held by aerospace engineers.
Of the 11 engineering schools
in
Houston,
only 3 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North
comes out as the most expensive ($22,101/yr) for engineering students, with Texas Southern University as the lowest, reported at only $7,672/yr.
Engineering Programs in Houston
Rice University
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Chemical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Materials Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Texas Southern University
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Ocean Corporation
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate
University of Houston
Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Chemical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Computer Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Industrial Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Materials Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Petroleum Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Systems Engineering
Levels offered:
Masters
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Engineering Technology, General
Levels offered:
Masters
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
ITT Technical Institute-Houston West
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Everest Institute-Bissonnet
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate
Houston Community College System
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
University of Houston-Downtown
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westwood College-Houston South
Engineering technologies/technicians
Levels offered:
Associates
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