Engineering at University of Wyoming

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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.

UW Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UW 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 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Engineering Bachelor’s Program

21% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	141
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UW Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UW, 62% 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 Wyoming with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	9
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 Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	72
Civil Engineering	63
Electrical Engineering	48
Petroleum Engineering	41
Chemical Engineering	41
Architectural Engineering	16
Computer Engineering	8
Energy Systems Engineering	6

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Civil Engineers	850	$85,220
Petroleum Engineers	460	$115,250
Industrial Production Managers	400	$126,920
Software Applications Developers	290	$72,210
Electrical Engineers	250	$92,960

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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