Engineering Design

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
120
growing 4.35%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$10,978
growing 2.5%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$56,212
growing 9.91%
Average Wage
$108,057
growing 8.76%
People in Workforce
426,951
growing 0.96%
Average Employee Age
44.8
growing 0.0794%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Engineering Design degree recipients are Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, and Tempe, AZ. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Engineering Design degree recipients are St. Cloud, MN, Pittsburgh, PA, and Cambridge, MA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Engineering Design is a masters degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Engineering Design and the types of students that study this field. Carnegie Mellon University awards the most degrees in Engineering Design in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Engineering Design, followed by Saint Cloud State University.

Tuition costs for Engineering Design majors are, on average, $10,978 for in-state public colleges, and $56,212 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Engineering Design programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (6 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (89 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Engineering Design (2022)
  1. 41 degrees awarded
  2. 29 degrees awarded
  3. 18 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Engineering Design, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (89 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$10,978
Median In-State Public
$56,212
Median Out of State Private

Carnegie Mellon University has the most Engineering Design degree recipients, with 41 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Engineering Design programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Carnegie Mellon University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Engineering Design, with 0.792%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Engineering Design
  1. 41 degrees awarded
  2. 29 degrees awarded
  3. 18 degrees awarded

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

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 38.5%
  2. 30.8%
  3. 17.1%

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Employment

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

The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $108,057 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

The industry that employs the most Engineering Technologies majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.
$108,057
Average Wage in Workforce
± $3,385
8.76%
1 Year Growth
± 4.08%

The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $108,057 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Engineering Technologies majors.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Engineering Technologies majors working as Industrial engineers, including health & safety, Materials engineers, and Mechanical engineers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Engineering Technologies majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.
426,951
2022 Workforce
± 16,020
0.96%
1 Year Growth
± 5.27%

The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.96%, from 422,891 in 2021 to 426,951 in 2022.

The largest single share of Engineering Technologies graduates go on to work as Software developers (7.13%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Construction, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.
426,951
2022 Workforce
± 16,020
0.96%
1 Year Growth
± 5.27%

The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.96%, from 422,891 in 2021 to 426,951 in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Engineering Technologies graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Engineering Technologies.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

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

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Diversity

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

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Engineering Technologies is 44.8.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Engineering Technologies degrees, and Non-resident Alien students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering Technologies (49 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.
44.8
Average Age in 2022
± 0.479 Years
0.0794%
1 Year Change
± 1.51%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 36 years old, which represent 2.95% and 2.84% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Engineering Design are Masters Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Engineering Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (53.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. Non-resident Alien
    49 degrees awarded
  2. White
    34 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    14 degrees awarded

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

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. Non-resident Alien Female
    24 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien Male
    18 degrees awarded
  3. White Male
    15 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Engineering Design.

Non-resident Alien Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Engineering Design is from the 2 Digit Course Engineering Technologies.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    53,083 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    6,116 degree recipients
  3. China
    6,107 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. India
    6.95 times more than expected
  2. United Arab Emirates
    4.58 times more than expected
  3. Czech Republic
    3.36 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Engineering Technologies degrees (6.95 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 (53,083 degree recipients).

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Skills

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