Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,029 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Georgia Tech.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
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Georgia Tech Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Doctorate Degree in Engineering
Georgia Tech Engineering Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech 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 |
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29 |
In 2021, 999 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #5 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 379 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Engineering Student Demographics at Georgia Tech
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.
Georgia Tech Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 422 |
Black or African American | 125 |
Hispanic or Latino | 156 |
White | 993 |
International Students | 193 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 140 |
Georgia Tech Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 109 |
Black or African American | 23 |
Hispanic or Latino | 45 |
White | 351 |
International Students | 447 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 379 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Mechanical Engineering | 794 |
Electrical Engineering | 589 |
Industrial Engineering | 430 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 338 |
Biomedical Engineering | 323 |
Chemical Engineering | 241 |
Civil Engineering | 206 |
Computer Engineering | 153 |
Materials Engineering | 114 |
Environmental Engineering | 76 |
Operations Research | 50 |
Systems Engineering | 38 |
Nuclear Engineering | 32 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 13 |
Robotics Engineering | 8 |
Engineering Mechanics | 2 |
Related Majors
- Engineering Technologies
- Physical Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Architecture & Related Services
- Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in GA | Average Salary in GA |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 30,440 | $105,240 |
Systems Software Developers | 12,910 | $105,100 |
Civil Engineers | 9,180 | $81,110 |
Industrial Engineers | 7,260 | $86,220 |
Computer Network Architects | 5,390 | $114,240 |
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 Disavian under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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