Engineering at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

South Texas College Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

South Texas College Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Engineering Associate’s Program

21% Women

97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at South Texas College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	74

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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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