Engineering at University of the District of Columbia

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of the District of Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year.

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 the District of Columbia Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at University of the District of Columbia 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #229 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the District of Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	23
Civil Engineering	20
Biomedical Engineering	4

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

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