Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 423 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.

Ohio State Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Engineering Rankings

There were 176 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 423 students earned a master's degree in engineering from Ohio State. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	143
International Students	230
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	155
Computer Engineering	101
Mechanical Engineering	91
Materials Engineering	39
Chemical Engineering	37
Industrial Engineering	33
Civil Engineering	28
General Engineering	26
Biomedical Engineering	26
Other Engineering	21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	17
Agricultural Engineering	16
Nuclear Engineering	9

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Software Applications Developers	35,100	$95,090
Industrial Engineers	15,440	$84,060
Mechanical Engineers	15,300	$81,020
Industrial Production Managers	11,380	$109,190
Cost Estimators	10,200	$64,700

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.