Engineering at University of Utah
U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 467 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.
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U of U Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Engineering
- Doctorate Degree in Engineering
U of U Engineering Rankings
The engineering major at U of U 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.
In 2021, 219 students received their master’s degree in engineering from U of U. This makes it the #62 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Engineering Student Demographics at U of U
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Utah.
U of U Engineering Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 32 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 342 |
International Students | 23 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
U of U Engineering Master’s Program
Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from U of U, 66% 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 Utah with a master's in engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 15 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 144 |
International Students | 31 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
U of U also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 81 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Mechanical Engineering | 236 |
Biomedical Engineering | 153 |
Electrical Engineering | 95 |
Chemical Engineering | 89 |
Computer Engineering | 62 |
Civil Engineering | 55 |
Materials Engineering | 41 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 13 |
Mining Engineering | 8 |
General Engineering | 6 |
Geoscience Engineering | 6 |
Nuclear Engineering | 5 |
Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
Construction Engineering | 1 |
Related Majors
- Engineering Technologies
- Architecture & Related Services
- Natural Resources & Conservation
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physical 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.
Occupation | Jobs in UT | Average Salary in UT |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 11,040 | $99,070 |
Systems Software Developers | 5,690 | $106,040 |
Mechanical Engineers | 3,600 | $88,150 |
Civil Engineers | 2,910 | $80,690 |
Cost Estimators | 2,680 | $65,940 |
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 University of Utah under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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