Engineering at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 169 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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

Bucknell Engineering Degrees Available

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

Bucknell Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at Bucknell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Bucknell 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
	10
	23
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Value Engineering Schools	222
Most Popular Engineering Schools	241

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Bucknell. This makes it the #309 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from Bucknell in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	123
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Bucknell Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Bucknell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bucknell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	38
Chemical Engineering	35
Computer Engineering	30
Civil Engineering	25
Electrical Engineering	18
Environmental Engineering	14
Biomedical Engineering	14

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Civil Engineers	12,530	$88,740
Industrial Engineers	9,280	$86,080
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.