Engineering at University of Arkansas

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year.

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

UARK Engineering Degrees Available

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

UARK Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UARK 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.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	289
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UARK Engineering Master’s Program

23% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UARK, 58% 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 Arkansas with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	80
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	142
General Engineering	106
Electrical Engineering	102
Civil Engineering	96
Chemical Engineering	81
Biomedical Engineering	77
Industrial Engineering	70
Biological Engineering	39
Computer Engineering	31
Agricultural Engineering	4
Materials Engineering	1

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Industrial Production Managers	2,010	$97,770
Industrial Engineers	1,820	$77,100
Civil Engineers	1,570	$81,780
Cost Estimators	1,240	$61,500

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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