Engineering at St. Mary’s University

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 St. Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Mary's is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 3,458 students attend the school each year. Of the 532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary's University in 2021, 50 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.

St. Mary’s Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Mary's

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, St. Mary's does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

St. Mary’s Engineering Rankings

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

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 St. Mary's 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 Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular Online Engineering Schools	52
Most Focused Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	60
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	144
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	256
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in engineering from St. Mary’s. This makes it the #257 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at St. Mary's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at St. Mary’s University.

St. Mary’s Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from St. Mary's. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Mary's since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 St. Mary's University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

St. Mary’s Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at St. Mary's awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

St. Mary's also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at St. Mary's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	40
Industrial Engineering	11
Systems Engineering	8
Electrical Engineering	7
Engineering Science	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 St. Mary's University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.