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Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin

Photo: The Engineering Education and Research Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin , Texas ( United States ).
The Engineering Education and Research Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin , Texas ( United States ). Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0

Departments

376 courses taught in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026.

Cockrell School of Engineering departments
DepartmentPeopleCourses
Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringECE90 people79
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering MechanicsASE, COE, E M58 people44
Department of Biomedical EngineeringBME45 people44
Fariborz Maseeh Department Civil, Architectural, and Environmental EngineeringARE, C E, EVE, G E80 people89
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems EngineeringEER, PGE29 people26
McKetta Department of Chemical EngineeringCHE51 people29
Walker Department of Mechanical EngineeringE S, M E, ORI103 people68
Bachelor’s degrees11 programs
Master’s degrees14 programs
Doctoral degrees10 programs
Pay after graduationUp to $145,000
Median pay after graduation by field
Field of study1 year out4 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.

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