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Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 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 Virginia Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Virginia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Master’s Degree

University of Virginia Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at University of Virginia 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 97 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Engineering Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 Virginia since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at University of Virginia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	79
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	279
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

University of Virginia Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Virginia - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Systems Engineering	167
Biomedical Engineering	143
Computer Engineering	76
Chemical Engineering	64
Mechanical Engineering	64
Electrical Engineering	63
Civil Engineering	61
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	50
Other Engineering	37
Materials Engineering	18
General Engineering	5
Engineering Physics	1

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160

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
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