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Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 693 of them were engineering majors.

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

WVU Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

WVU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at WVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at WVU 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 164

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in engineering from WVU. This makes it the #129 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 693 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from WVU. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 474
International Students 161
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

WVU Engineering Master’s Program

29% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 87 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 43
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WVU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 41 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 170
Industrial Engineering 141
Civil Engineering 98
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 86
Petroleum Engineering 74
Electrical Engineering 64
Chemical Engineering 45
Computer Engineering 41
General Engineering 41
Biomedical Engineering 37
Mining Engineering 17
Systems Engineering 3
Environmental Engineering 3
Materials Engineering 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Civil Engineers 1,510 $82,210
Software Applications Developers 1,110 $87,490
Industrial Production Managers 890 $108,490
Cost Estimators 890 $63,890
Industrial Engineers 590 $94,480

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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