Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 718 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Pitt.

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

Pitt 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 Pitt

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Pitt Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Pitt 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
Best Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	8
Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	73
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 177 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Pitt. This makes it the #82 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 718 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from Pitt in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	516
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Pitt Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 177 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	69
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 59 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	236
Electrical Engineering	134
Chemical Engineering	124
Industrial Engineering	114
Biomedical Engineering	106
Computer Engineering	92
Civil Engineering	87
Materials Engineering	40
Environmental Engineering	17
Nuclear Engineering	5
Other Engineering	5
Metallurgical Engineering	1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Civil Engineers	12,530	$88,740
Industrial Engineers	9,280	$86,080
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.