Engineering at New York Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if New York Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 6,851. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from NYIT.

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

NYIT Engineering Degrees Available

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

NYIT Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how NYIT performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at NYIT 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 Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Most Focused Engineering Schools	203
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	228
	323
Best Engineering Schools	326

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in engineering from NYIT. This makes it the #173 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #229 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at NYIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at New York Institute of Technology.

NYIT Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from NYIT in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 New York Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	31
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

NYIT Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from NYIT. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York Institute of Technology with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NYIT also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	114
Mechanical Engineering	59
Biomedical Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• 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 NY, the home state for New York Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820

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 Leginius The Angry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.