Engineering

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The most common degree awarded to students studying Engineering is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Engineering and the types of students that study this field. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus awards the most degrees in Engineering in the US, but Franklin W Olin College of Engineering (441982) and Webb Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Engineering.

Tuition costs for Engineering majors are, on average, $8,935 for in-state public colleges, and $46,170 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Engineering programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (141,596 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Engineering (2022)

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3,430 degrees awarded
Purdue University-Main Campus
3,404 degrees awarded
Texas A & M University-College Station
3,362 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Engineering, is Public, 4-year or above (141,596 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Engineering programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,935

Median In-State Public

$46,170

Median Out of State Private

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most Engineering degree recipients, with 3,430 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Engineering.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Engineering programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Franklin W Olin College of Engineering (441982) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Engineering, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Engineering

Los Angeles County, CA
6,334 degrees awarded
Suffolk County, MA
3,892 degrees awarded
Fulton County, GA
3,449 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Engineering by year.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for majors is $131,370 and the most common occupations are .

The industry that employs the most majors is false, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is N/A.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$131,370

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,266

7.94%

1 Year Growth

± 1.27%

The average salary for majors is $131,370 and the most common occupations are .

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for majors.

Most Common

The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are .

Most Specialized

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as .

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are .

Occupations by Share

4.83M

2022 Workforce

± 53,105

3.48%

1 Year Growth

± 1.52%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.48%, from 4.67M in 2021 to 4.83M in 2022.

The largest single share of graduates go on to work as false (0%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are .

Highest Paid

The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are .

Industries by Share

4.83M

2022 Workforce

± 53,105

3.48%

1 Year Growth

± 1.52%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.48%, from 4.67M in 2021 to 4.83M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most graduates by share is N/A, followed by N/A. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .

Specialty Locations

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 43.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in (93,865 students).

Workforce Age

43

Average Age in 2022

± 0.147 Years

0.361%

1 Year Change

± 0.486%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in . The most common ages of employees with this major are false and false years old, which represent NaNM% and NaNM% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Engineering are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (74.1%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Engineering.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
93,865 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
35,142 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
22,376 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Engineering for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Engineering.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Engineering field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Engineering majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Engineering majors need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Engineering majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Technology Design is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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Institutions

Institutions

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

Specialized Colleges

Degrees Awarded by County

Employment

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

Most Common

Most Specialized

Highest Paid

Occupations by Share

Most Common

Highest Paid

Industries by Share

Specialty Locations

Diversity

Workforce Age

Degrees Awarded

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Skills

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart