Engineering at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 1,264 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.

UCF Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

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, UCF does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCF Engineering Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UCF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	103

In 2021, 227 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UCF. This makes it the #57 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 118 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,264 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	110
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	350
White	612
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

UCF Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 227 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from UCF in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	89
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UCF also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 118 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	503
Electrical Engineering	238
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	234
Industrial Engineering	222
Civil Engineering	201
Computer Engineering	163
Environmental Engineering	38
Materials Engineering	23
Biomedical Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Industrial Engineers	10,570	$77,410

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.