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Engineering at Florida Atlantic University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Florida Atlantic University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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

FAU Engineering Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FAU offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

FAU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at FAU 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	107
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

FAU Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	28
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Atlantic University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	122
Civil Engineering	85
Computer Engineering	71
Electrical Engineering	56
Ocean Engineering	38
Biomedical Engineering	12
Environmental Engineering	10
Surveying Engineering	10

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Industrial Engineers	10,570	$77,410

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
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