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Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

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
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

32% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at Georgia Tech awarded 2,029 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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

25% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at Georgia Tech awarded 999 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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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.

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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
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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