Engineering Schools In Texas

Texas has 69 accredited engineering schools where engineering faculty who teach engineering classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in engineering in the state of Texas, which encompasses engineering training at the following levels:

Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Engineering
Bachelors degree in Engineering
Masters degree in Engineering
PhD degree in Engineering

Statistics

Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Engineering Employment

Texas	119,340
National	1,325,540

Of all of the engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 9% work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
145,390	152,920	163,300	161,560	119,340

Yellow: Actual Values

In Texas, engineering is a shrinking field. There were 26,050 less engineering professionals working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Texas, this field has shrunk by 18% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010.

Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$70,289	$73,804	$70,991	$73,906	$79,284
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Texas, as the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries earned by engineering professionals are increasing. The mean salary for engineering professionals in 2006 was $70,289 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $79,284 per year.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$42,374
25th percentile	$55,552
50th percentile	$73,562
75th percentile	$96,091
90th percentile	$92,078

This represents a 11% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 117% pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering in Texas.

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Texas

Biomedical Engineering	$69,730
Civil Engineering	$58,970
Computer Engineering	$95,650
Electrical Engineering	$74,040
Engineering	$79,284
Mechanical Engineering	$70,586

In Texas, engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	36
bachelor	126
master	131
doctor	70
Certificate	5
Total	368

As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Texas state, the number of students graduating from the 69 accredited engineering schools in Texas state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 10,251 engineering graduates from engineering courses in Texas and in 2010 there were 6,789 graduates.

This represents a 34% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. Most of these graduates, or 36%, earned an master's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in Texas

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