Engineering at Southern University and A & M College

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Southern University and A & M College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,917. Of the 726 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern University and A & M College in 2021, 52 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.

Southern University and A & M College Engineering Degrees Available

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

Southern University and A & M College Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Southern University and A & M College 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 Southern University and A & M College 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	79
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	283
Best Engineering Schools	283
Most Popular Engineering Schools	361

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Southern University and A & M College. This makes it the #284 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The engineering program at Southern University and A & M College awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern University and A & M College since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% 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 Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern University and A & M College Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from Southern University and A & M College in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern University and A & M College also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student 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 Southern University and A & M College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	27
Civil Engineering	15
Electrical Engineering	10
General Engineering	9

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 LA, the home state for Southern University and A & M College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Civil Engineers	3,000	$98,700
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Industrial Production Managers	1,970	$116,280
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.