Engineering at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 109 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.

University of Portland Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Portland Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at University of Portland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of Portland 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 Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Popular Engineering Schools	275
Best Value Engineering Schools	279

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in engineering from University of Portland. This makes it the #316 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from University of Portland. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at University of Portland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

University of Portland Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Portland, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from University of Portland, 75% 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 Portland with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Portland also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student 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 Portland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	64
Civil Engineering	23
Electrical Engineering	22
General Engineering	2
Biomedical Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Electronics Engineers	5,480	$94,520
Mechanical Engineers	4,090	$85,890
Civil Engineers	4,080	$88,270
Industrial Engineers	3,970	$90,980

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.