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Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 235 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from SIUE.

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

SIUE Engineering Degrees Available

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

SIUE Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at SIUE 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 12
Best Value Engineering Schools 13
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools 113
Most Popular Engineering Schools 180

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in engineering from SIUE. This makes it the #160 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Engineering Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 235 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from SIUE in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 181
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

SIUE Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SIUE also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 73
Mechanical Engineering 72
Electrical Engineering 63
Industrial Engineering 53
Computer Engineering 20
Robotics Engineering 18

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Civil Engineers 10,970 $94,570
Industrial Production Managers 10,620 $104,540

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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