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Engineering at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,062 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 2021, 885 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.

UA Engineering Degrees Available

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

UA Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UA 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
86
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 100
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 104
Best Engineering Schools 128
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 171

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UA. This makes it the #119 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #102 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at The University of Alabama.

UA Engineering Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 885 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from UA. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 671
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

UA Engineering Master’s Program

32% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at UA awarded 95 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UA, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 72
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UA also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 30 students 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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 378
Chemical Engineering 171
Civil Engineering 149
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 117
Electrical Engineering 94
Computer Engineering 32
Environmental Engineering 24
Construction Engineering 17
Metallurgical Engineering 16
Architectural Engineering 10
Materials Engineering 2

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400
Industrial Engineers 5,630 $87,870
Electrical Engineers 4,540 $97,310
Civil Engineers 4,370 $84,320
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890

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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