Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 669 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.

UT Dallas Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UT Dallas performed in these rankings.

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 UT Dallas 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 Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	89
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
	216
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 261 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UT Dallas. This makes it the #47 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 79 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 669 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	218
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	196
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

UT Dallas Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students earned a master's degree in engineering from UT Dallas. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	52
International Students	151
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 79 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	293
Electrical Engineering	257
Computer Engineering	246
Biomedical Engineering	154
Systems Engineering	57
Materials Engineering	24

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• 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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.