Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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

BYU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

BYU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at BYU 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	446
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

BYU Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from BYU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	58
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	199
Chemical Engineering	117
Civil Engineering	82
Computer Engineering	70
Electrical Engineering	70
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	61
Manufacturing Engineering	44

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Mechanical Engineers	3,600	$88,150
Civil Engineers	2,910	$80,690
Cost Estimators	2,680	$65,940

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
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