Engineering at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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

Essex Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

Essex Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Essex County College.

Essex Engineering Associate’s Program

20% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Essex County College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	30

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370
Civil Engineers	8,020	$103,760
Cost Estimators	5,270	$75,340
Computer Network Architects	5,160	$124,310

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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