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Engineering-Related Fields at Northwestern University

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Engineering-Related Fields at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering-related fields school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering-related fields program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northwestern does offer online courses in engineering-related fields for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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.

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

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 engineering-related fields students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

A degree in engineering-related fields can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Industrial Production Managers 10,620 $104,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Industrial Engineers 9,760 $88,850
Engineering Technicians 6,320 $63,760
Engineers 4,000 $87,220

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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