Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 863 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.

UMN Twin Cities Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Engineering Rankings

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

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 UMN Twin Cities 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 Schools	36
	105
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123

In 2021, 304 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #39 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 145 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	601
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UMN Twin Cities Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 304 engineering majors earned their master's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	150
International Students	116
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 145 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	285
Electrical Engineering	184
Biomedical Engineering	151
Chemical Engineering	137
Industrial Engineering	116
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	110
Civil Engineering	97
Computer Engineering	85
Materials Engineering	59
Agricultural Engineering	45
Other Engineering	21
Environmental Engineering	15
Geoscience Engineering	7

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Industrial Engineers	9,620	$90,580
Mechanical Engineers	8,340	$87,030
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Civil Engineers	5,470	$90,760

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.