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General Engineering at Essex County College

If you plan to study General Engineering, take a look at what Essex County College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Essex County College is in Newark, NJ.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 18 general engineering degrees were awarded at Essex County College.

Online Class Availability at Essex County College

Distance learning is available at Essex County College. Among 7,026 students, 706 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Essex County College

Those who finish Essex County College’s General Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$64,235
5 years	$72,634

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, General Engineering graduates from Essex County College take home a median $64,235, compared with $39,443 for all Essex County College graduates — about 63% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Engineering graduates at Essex County College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Engineering graduates at Essex County College are 11% women (2) and 89% men (16).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Essex County College

Among the 18 associate’s general engineering graduates at Essex County College, 11% were women (2) and 89% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, higher than the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Essex County College

The General Engineering program at Essex County College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	18

Top-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Engineering program at Essex County College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.