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The bachelor's program at UH was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for chem eng list. It is also ranked #4 in Texas.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Houston handed out 70 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering. This is a decrease of 14% over the previous year when 81 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UH. This makes it the #41 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 17 students received their doctoral degrees in chem eng in 2021, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chem Eng majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UH go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $77,026 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UH, chem eng students borrow a median amount of $20,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,041.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of Houston.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
White | 14 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 8 |
Other Races | 9 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 91% were men and 9% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UH are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 55% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in chem eng.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 286 |
Electrical Engineering | 153 |
Civil Engineering | 96 |
Industrial Engineering | 92 |
Biomedical Engineering | 77 |
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