Engineering at University of Connecticut

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 University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 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.

UCONN Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Engineering Rankings

There were 71 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 133 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCONN, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UCONN, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	84
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	49
Electrical Engineering	47
Biomedical Engineering	35
Mechanical Engineering	35
Computer Engineering	22
Materials Engineering	17
Civil Engineering	9
Chemical Engineering	9
Systems Engineering	8
Environmental Engineering	7
Manufacturing Engineering	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Industrial Engineers	5,840	$89,830
Mechanical Engineers	4,020	$94,270
Civil Engineers	3,630	$93,630
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.