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. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 312 of them were engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Portland State University Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	124
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	126

In 2021, 178 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Portland State University. This makes it the #81 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 312 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Portland State University in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 54% 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	169
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Portland State University Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Portland State University. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	69
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 14 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 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

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.