Engineering at Clarkson University

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

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 4,025.

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

Clarkson Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Clarkson

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Clarkson does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Clarkson Engineering Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Clarkson, 70% 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 Clarkson University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	57
International Students	17
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 Clarkson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	48
Mechanical Engineering	29
Civil Engineering	22
Other Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	6
Environmental Engineering	5
Materials Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.