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Engineering at Kansas State University

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 Kansas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 504 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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

K -State Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

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? K -State offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

K -State Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at K -State 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.

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in engineering from K -State. This makes it the #181 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 504 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from K -State. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 378
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

K -State Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at K -State awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from K -State, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

K -State also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 28 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 Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 182
Electrical Engineering 75
Architectural Engineering 70
Civil Engineering 64
Industrial Engineering 60
Chemical Engineering 59
Agricultural Engineering 31
Computer Engineering 29
Nuclear Engineering 5
Operations Research 4

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Software Applications Developers 5,570 $85,380
Industrial Engineers 2,920 $79,580
Mechanical Engineers 2,710 $82,210
Civil Engineers 2,340 $82,340
Aerospace Engineers 2,220 $105,540

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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