Engineering at University of Louisville

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of Louisville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 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.

UofL Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofL Engineering Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 161 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UofL in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UofL, 78% 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 University of Louisville with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	126
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	45
Mechanical Engineering	42
Civil Engineering	38
Electrical Engineering	28
Biomedical Engineering	15
Industrial Engineering	12
Chemical Engineering	7
Environmental Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Industrial Engineers	5,410	$79,170
Mechanical Engineers	4,000	$84,380
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Civil Engineers	3,380	$82,840

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 Ken Lund under License

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