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Engineering at Portland State University

Engineering at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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

Portland State University Engineering Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Portland State University 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #153 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Engineering Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 108
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Portland State University Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 61
International Students 124
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 139
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 114
Civil Engineering 102
Electrical Engineering 81
Computer Engineering 23
Environmental Engineering 21
Systems Engineering 16
Materials Engineering 14
Other Engineering 8

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers 15,610 $101,940
Electronics Engineers 5,480 $94,520
Mechanical Engineers 4,090 $85,890
Civil Engineers 4,080 $88,270
Industrial Engineers 3,970 $90,980

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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