Engineering at University of New Orleans

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of New Orleans has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UNO.

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

UNO Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UNO

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.

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

UNO Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UNO 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 UNO 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 Focused Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	80
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Popular Engineering Schools	231

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UNO. This makes it the #266 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #190 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from UNO. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UNO 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	87
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNO Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNO, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNO also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	59
Electrical Engineering	37
Civil Engineering	34
Engineering Science	23
Marine Engineering	22
Ocean Engineering	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Civil Engineers	3,000	$98,700
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Industrial Production Managers	1,970	$116,280
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.