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Engineering at East Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if East Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from ECU.

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

ECU Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ECU does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

ECU Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how ECU performed in these rankings.

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 ECU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 262
Most Popular Engineering Schools 272
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 304

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in engineering from ECU. This makes it the #260 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from ECU. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 70
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

ECU Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from ECU in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 102
Computer Engineering 15
Biomedical Engineering 3

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 East Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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