Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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. In 2021, 1,095 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMCP does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMCP Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UMCP performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
Best Engineering Schools	51

In 2021, 522 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UMCP. This makes it the #24 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 1,095 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from UMCP in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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	224
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	592
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

UMCP Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 522 students earned a master's degree in engineering from UMCP. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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	30
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	124
International Students	319
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 132 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.