Engineering at University of Georgia

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

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.

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

UGA Engineering 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.

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

24% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 69% 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.

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	46
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	292
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UGA Engineering Master’s Program

26% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UGA, 53% 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 Georgia with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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
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