Engineering at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Valpo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Valpo Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Valpo Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Valpo performed in these rankings.

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 Valpo 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 Schools	96

Engineering Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 122 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Valpo in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	83
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Valpo also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Valparaiso University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	46
Civil Engineering	25
Electrical Engineering	21
Computer Engineering	20
Biomedical Engineering	10

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Industrial Engineers	10,820	$74,430
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.