Engineering at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,677 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Vermont in 2021, 202 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.

UVM Engineering Degrees Available

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

UVM Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UVM 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	168
	300

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UVM. This makes it the #222 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVM. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	168
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UVM Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 29 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UVM, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UVM, 76% 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 Vermont with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UVM also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	96
Civil Engineering	42
Electrical Engineering	38
Biomedical Engineering	35
Environmental Engineering	21
Industrial Engineering	5
General Engineering	3

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Software Applications Developers	910	$97,720
Systems Software Developers	900	$99,370
Electrical Engineers	640	$115,460
Civil Engineers	630	$74,960
Industrial Engineers	530	$79,700

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.