Engineering at Boston University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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

Boston U Engineering Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Engineering (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Boston U Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Boston U 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.

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Engineering Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	131
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Boston U Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	101
International Students	172
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomedical Engineering	225
Mechanical Engineering	215
Electrical Engineering	149
Computer Engineering	121
Materials Engineering	37
Systems Engineering	30
Manufacturing Engineering	13

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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