Engineering at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 772 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from FIU.

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

FIU Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

FIU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at FIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 FIU 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 Online Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	105
Best Engineering Schools	186
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	202
	209

In 2021, 162 students received their master’s degree in engineering from FIU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 772 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from FIU in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 International University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	413
White	39
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

FIU Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from FIU. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	10
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 42 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	313
Mechanical Engineering	174
Civil Engineering	165
Computer Engineering	161
Biomedical Engineering	117
Environmental Engineering	27
Materials Engineering	9
Systems Engineering	8
General Engineering	2
Industrial Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 International 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
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.