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Engineering at Duke University

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 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.

Duke Engineering Degrees Available

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

Duke Engineering Rankings

There were 87 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Duke. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 46
International Students 181
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomedical Engineering 157
Electrical Engineering 119
Mechanical Engineering 51
Civil Engineering 34
Computer Engineering 19
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 5
General Engineering 1
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Industrial Engineers 9,160 $87,110
Civil Engineers 8,840 $86,270
Mechanical Engineers 8,000 $87,470
Systems Software Developers 7,070 $105,760

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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