General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you plan to study general engineering, take a look at what University of Alabama at Birmingham has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

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

UAB General Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAB does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UAB General Engineering Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Engineering Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 143 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UAB, 62% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	89
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering
• Materials Engineering

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.