Engineering at United States Military Academy

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 United States Military Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and has a total student population of 4,536.

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

West Point Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

West Point Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at West Point 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point Engineering Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at West Point 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	146
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at United States Military Academy. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States Military Academy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	83
Civil Engineering	42
Systems Engineering	38
Operations Research	32
Nuclear Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	18
Environmental Engineering	15
Electrical Engineering	9

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 NY, the home state for United States Military Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820

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
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