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General Engineering at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study General Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vanderbilt University sits in Nashville, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 36 general engineering degrees were granted at Vanderbilt University.

Online Class Availability at Vanderbilt University

Online coursework is an option at Vanderbilt University. Of 13,575 students, 652 (5%) studied exclusively online and 666 (5%) took at least some classes online.

General Engineering Rankings at Vanderbilt University

Use these rankings to compare Vanderbilt University’s General Engineering program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#4 of 62
Best Value	Tennessee	#6 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#18 of 285
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#48 of 62
Best Value	Nationwide	#210 of 284

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Engineering graduates at Vanderbilt University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Engineering graduates at Vanderbilt University are 39% women (14) and 61% men (22).

General Engineering Master’s Program at Vanderbilt University

Of the 36 master’s general engineering graduates at Vanderbilt University, 39% were women (14) and 61% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	4
Asian	5
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 31% of General Engineering master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt University, higher than the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Vanderbilt University

The General Engineering program at Vanderbilt University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Engineering	36

Top-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Engineering program at Vanderbilt University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for General Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.