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Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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

UNL Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNL offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNL Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UNL 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 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 356
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

UNL Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UNL, 68% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 96
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 151
Civil Engineering 130
Computer Engineering 83
Electrical Engineering 74
Architectural Engineering 62
Biological Engineering 53
General Engineering 48
Chemical Engineering 37
Agricultural Engineering 18
Construction Engineering 8
Environmental Engineering 6

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Software Applications Developers 4,740 $87,800
Systems Software Developers 2,880 $94,620
Civil Engineers 1,740 $84,240
Cost Estimators 1,480 $59,160
Computer Network Architects 1,250 $98,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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