Engineering at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150.

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

Widener Engineering Degrees Available

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

Widener Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Widener 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	89
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Widener Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Widener, 72% 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 Widener University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Widener University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Widener University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	40
Civil Engineering	26
Biomedical Engineering	22
Chemical Engineering	22
Electrical Engineering	9

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Civil Engineers	12,530	$88,740
Industrial Engineers	9,280	$86,080
Electrical Engineers	8,870	$94,870

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.