Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMCP 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 132 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

43% 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 UMCP since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	210
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	493
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	108

UMCP Engineering Master’s Program

23% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	113
International Students	310
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	381
Mechanical Engineering	374
Electrical Engineering	239
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	187
Civil Engineering	168
Agricultural Engineering	137
Computer Engineering	116
Chemical Engineering	78
Materials Engineering	46
Other Engineering	44
Biomedical Engineering	17
Systems Engineering	10

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Civil Engineers	8,080	$86,110
Mechanical Engineers	5,670	$109,960
Computer Network Architects	5,340	$121,720

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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