Overview

George R. Brown School of Engineering / George R. Brown School of Engineering is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Bioengineering

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Department of Computer Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Department of Statistics

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Computer Science (MCS)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Chemical Engineering (M Ch E)
Master of Civil Engineering (MCE)
Master of Environmental Engineering (MEE)
Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE)
Master of Materials Science (MMS)
Master of Mechanical Engineering (MME)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Environmental Science (MES)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Master of Statistics (M Stat)
Master of Computational and Applied Mathematics (MCAM)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Engineering (MBA/ME)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Electrical Engineering (MBA/MEE)
Master of Bioengineering (MBE)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Statistics (MBA/M Stat)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	58
Doctoral Degrees	72

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,543

Applied

229

Accepted

112

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

489

Total Graduate Students

47%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.93%
Black or African American	2.45%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%
Asian	8.59%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	7.36%

Gender

Male (74%)

Female (25%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Digital signal processing, tissue engineering, groundwater remediation, computational engineering and high performance computing, nanoscale science and technology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	26,545,000

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Dr. Sallie Keller-McNulty
Phone: 713-348-7423

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