Engineering at Duke University
Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 302 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.
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Duke Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Doctorate Degree in Engineering
Duke Engineering Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at Duke 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 Duke 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 Graduate Certificate Schools | 2 |
Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools | 58 |
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools | 70 |
Best Value Engineering Schools | 180 |
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools | 182 |
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 255 |
In 2021, 260 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Duke. This makes it the #48 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 87 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Engineering Student Demographics at Duke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Duke University.
Duke Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 66 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
White | 122 |
International Students | 30 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 31 |
Duke Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 46 |
International Students | 181 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Duke also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 87 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Engineering
The following engineering concentations are available at Duke University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Biomedical Engineering | 250 |
Mechanical Engineering | 141 |
Computer Engineering | 121 |
Electrical Engineering | 119 |
Civil Engineering | 49 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 5 |
Environmental Engineering | 2 |
General Engineering | 1 |
Materials Engineering | 1 |
Related Majors
- Science Technologies / Technicians
- Physical Sciences
- Engineering Technologies
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Natural Resources & Conservation
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,580 | $103,280 |
Industrial Engineers | 9,160 | $87,110 |
Civil Engineers | 8,840 | $86,270 |
Mechanical Engineers | 8,000 | $87,470 |
Systems Software Developers | 7,070 | $105,760 |
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 Bjoertvedt under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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