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Engineering at Washington State University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if Washington State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wazzu

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wazzu does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Wazzu Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Wazzu 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 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Engineering Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	288
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Wazzu Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Wazzu, 53% 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 Washington State University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Washington State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	319
Electrical Engineering	173
Civil Engineering	155
Chemical Engineering	65
Computer Engineering	47
Materials Engineering	43
Biomedical Engineering	21
Agricultural Engineering	20
General Engineering	4
Engineering Science	3
Environmental Engineering	2

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Civil Engineers	11,440	$93,120
Mechanical Engineers	7,750	$96,860
Industrial Engineers	6,740	$106,980

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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