Engineering at Howard University

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Howard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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

Howard Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Howard Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Howard 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #217 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Howard Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 70% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	23
Civil Engineering	18
Computer Engineering	17
Electrical Engineering	12

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310

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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