Engineering at Boise State University

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Boise State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069. Of the 3,935 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in 2021, 200 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.

Boise State Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Boise State Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Boise State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	214
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	279

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Boise State. This makes it the #226 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from Boise State. About 73% were men and 28% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Boise State 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	151
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Boise State Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 28 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boise State, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boise State also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	90
Civil Engineering	49
Electrical Engineering	41
Materials Engineering	38
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	16
General Engineering	10

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Software Applications Developers	2,800	$86,680
Civil Engineers	2,070	$78,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Cost Estimators	1,190	$60,400
Industrial Engineers	1,050	$94,830

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.