Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 273 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from OHIO Athens.

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

OHIO Athens Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

OHIO Athens Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at OHIO Athens compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 OHIO Athens 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
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Engineering Schools	157

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in engineering from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #140 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	233
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

OHIO Athens Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from OHIO Athens, 59% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	47
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

OHIO Athens also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 22 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	84
Civil Engineering	77
General Engineering	69
Electrical Engineering	57
Chemical Engineering	34
Industrial Engineering	26
Computer Engineering	14
Biomedical Engineering	8
Engineering Science	7
Other Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical 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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Software Applications Developers	35,100	$95,090
Industrial Engineers	15,440	$84,060
Mechanical Engineers	15,300	$81,020
Industrial Production Managers	11,380	$109,190
Cost Estimators	10,200	$64,700

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.