Engineering at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 427 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UGA.

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

UGA Engineering Degrees Available

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

UGA Engineering Rankings

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

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 UGA 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
	63
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	163
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	236
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UGA. This makes it the #237 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 427 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from UGA. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	281
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UGA Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from UGA in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	172
Civil Engineering	70
Biological Engineering	52
Environmental Engineering	37
Electrical Engineering	33
Computer Engineering	32
General Engineering	24
Biochemical Engineering	22
Agricultural Engineering	21

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Civil Engineers	9,180	$81,110
Industrial Engineers	7,260	$86,220
Computer Network Architects	5,390	$114,240

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.