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Engineering at Boston University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 303 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Boston U Engineering Degrees Available

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

Boston U Engineering Rankings

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at Boston U awarded 303 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 91
International Students 150
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 107
Biomedical Engineering 87
Mechanical Engineering 78
Materials Engineering 37
Systems Engineering 30
Manufacturing Engineering 13
Computer Engineering 9

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Industrial Engineers 10,720 $102,210
Mechanical Engineers 9,130 $98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250

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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