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Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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

UNC Charlotte Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Charlotte

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Charlotte does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UNC Charlotte Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UNC Charlotte 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 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Engineering Bachelor’s Program

13% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UNC Charlotte 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	304
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

UNC Charlotte Engineering Master’s Program

24% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	56
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	249
Electrical Engineering	148
Civil Engineering	139
Computer Engineering	59
Systems Engineering	40
Construction Engineering	16
General Engineering	6
Other Engineering	5

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Industrial Engineers	9,160	$87,110
Civil Engineers	8,840	$86,270
Mechanical Engineers	8,000	$87,470
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760

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 Stanton49 under License

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