Engineering at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 380 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarkson.

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

Clarkson Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Clarkson 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
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
	119
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	130
	135
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value Engineering Schools	280

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Clarkson. This makes it the #144 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The engineering program at Clarkson awarded 380 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	326
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Clarkson Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 75 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Clarkson, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Clarkson, 64% 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 Clarkson University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	48
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Clarkson also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	189
Electrical Engineering	87
Civil Engineering	78
Chemical Engineering	48
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	30
Computer Engineering	29
Environmental Engineering	29
Other Engineering	20
Materials Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.