Pre-Engineering

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
2,560
growing 5.05%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,600
growing 4.44%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$32,578
growing 4.92%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Pre-Engineering degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Fresno, CA, and Pryor Creek, OK. The most common degree awarded to students studying Pre-Engineering is a associates degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Pre-Engineering and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Pre-Engineering in the US, but Northeast Technology Center (461087) and Moore Norman Technology Center have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Pre-Engineering.

Tuition costs for Pre-Engineering majors are, on average, $3,600 for in-state public colleges, and $32,578 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Pre-Engineering programs are Public, 2-year institutions (171 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,088 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Pre-Engineering (2022)
  1. 119 degrees awarded
  2. 109 degrees awarded
  3. 107 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Pre-Engineering, is Public, 2-year (2,088 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,600
Median In-State Public
$32,578
Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most Pre-Engineering degree recipients, with 119 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Pre-Engineering programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Northeast Technology Center (461087) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Pre-Engineering, with 13.4%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Pre-Engineering
  1. 167 degrees awarded
  2. 119 degrees awarded
  3. 117 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 2.2k%
  2. 600%
  3. 600%

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Diversity

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

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Engineering degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering (1,122 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Pre-Engineering are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (79.1%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,122 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    639 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    284 degrees awarded

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

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Pre-Engineering.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Pre-Engineering is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    492,137 degree recipients
  2. China
    153,488 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    93,296 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. India
    4.18 times more than expected
  2. Libya
    3.47 times more than expected
  3. Iran
    3.19 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Engineering degrees (4.18 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (492,137 degree recipients).

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