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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UH. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #2 out of 8 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

UH Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UH as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, ranked #22 out of 114 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	22 of 114
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in Texas	2 of 7
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region	2 of 9

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UH

The table below lists every degree level available for mechanical engineering at UH, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	66

UH Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Houston handed out 66 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UH is a solid choice among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 8 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UH earn a median of $73,848 a year. This is above $66,496, the median for all majors at UH.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at UH, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than $21,255, the typical median for all majors at UH.

UH Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,685	$21,515
Fees	$1,032	$1,032

Learn more about UH tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UH were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 56% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	3

Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor’s)

UH awarded 66 bachelor’s completions in mechanical/mechanical engineering technology/technician recently — 12% to women and 88% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Hispanic or Latino (56%).

• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #1
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas — #1
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #12

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.