Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin

Departments
376 courses taught in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026.
| Department | People | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringECE | 90 people | 79 |
| Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering MechanicsASE, COE, E M | 58 people | 44 |
| Department of Biomedical EngineeringBME | 45 people | 44 |
| Fariborz Maseeh Department Civil, Architectural, and Environmental EngineeringARE, C E, EVE, G E | 80 people | 89 |
| Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems EngineeringEER, PGE | 29 people | 26 |
| McKetta Department of Chemical EngineeringCHE | 51 people | 29 |
| Walker Department of Mechanical EngineeringE S, M E, ORI | 103 people | 68 |
Bachelor’s degrees11 programs
- Aerospace engineering BSAsE Catalog
- Architectural engineering BSArchE Catalog
- Biomedical engineering BSBiomedE Catalog
- Chemical engineering BSChE Catalog
- Civil engineering BSCE Catalog
- Computational engineering BSCompE Catalog
- Electrical and computer engineering BSECE Catalog
- Environmental engineering BSEnvE
- Geosystems engineering (offered jointly by the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and the Jackson School of Geosciences) BSGE
- Mechanical engineering BSME Catalog
- Petroleum engineering BSPE
Master’s degrees14 programs
- Aerospace engineering MSE Catalog
- Biomedical engineering MSE Catalog
- Chemical engineering MSE Catalog
- Civil engineering MSE Catalog
- Electrical and computer engineering MSE Catalog
- Engineering management MSE
- Engineering mechanics MSE Catalog
- Environmental and water resources engineering MSE
- Materials science and engineering MSE
- Mechanical engineering MSE Catalog
- Operations research and industrial engineering MSE
- Petroleum engineering MSE
- Semiconductor Science and Engineering MSE
- Subsurface Energy Engineering MSE
Doctoral degrees10 programs
- Aerospace engineering PhD Catalog
- Biomedical engineering PhD Catalog
- Chemical engineering PhD Catalog
- Civil engineering PhD Catalog
- Electrical and computer engineering PhD Catalog
- Engineering mechanics PhD Catalog
- Materials science and engineering PhD
- Mechanical engineering PhD Catalog
- Operations research and industrial engineering PhD
- Petroleum engineering PhD
Pay after graduationUp to $145,000
| Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster’s · Electrical and computer engineering | $145,000 | — |
| Petroleum EngineeringBachelor’s · Petroleum engineering | $87,400 | $139,900 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor’s · Chemical engineering | $93,400 | $115,400 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s · Mechanical engineering | $109,300 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster’s · Aerospace engineering | $108,100 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringDoctoral · Mechanical engineering | $107,500 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s · Mechanical engineering | $87,300 | $104,500 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor’s · Aerospace engineering | $81,500 | $104,400 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor’s · Biomedical engineering | $76,800 | $102,500 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster’s · Civil engineering | $84,500 | $99,100 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor’s · Civil engineering | $75,200 | $95,300 |
| Architectural EngineeringBachelor’s · Architectural engineering | $75,000 | $93,700 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor’s · Environmental engineering | $69,600 | — |
Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs.
SourcesUT catalog, HB 2504
Colleges, deans, departments and degree programs come from UT’s catalog. Who teaches what comes from UT’s public HB 2504 course information, which lists the instructor of record and a CV for every section.