Engineering at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 1,088 of them were engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Auburn does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	52
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	96

In 2021, 220 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Auburn. This makes it the #61 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 60 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,088 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Auburn. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	876
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Auburn Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 220 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Auburn. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Auburn, 50% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	111
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 60 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	285
Architectural Engineering	231
Industrial Engineering	178
Computer Engineering	171
Civil Engineering	152
Electrical Engineering	114
Chemical Engineering	110
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	105
Biological Engineering	65
Materials Engineering	31
Other Engineering	10
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	3
General Engineering	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Industrial Engineers	5,630	$87,870
Electrical Engineers	4,540	$97,310
Civil Engineers	4,370	$84,320
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.