Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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

UMCP Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Engineering Rankings

There were 132 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Engineering Master’s Program

23% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	113
International Students	310
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	381
Electrical Engineering	125
Mechanical Engineering	43
Civil Engineering	41
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	31
Other Engineering	18
Biomedical Engineering	17
Agricultural Engineering	12
Chemical Engineering	12
Materials Engineering	12
Systems Engineering	10

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Civil Engineers	8,080	$86,110
Mechanical Engineers	5,670	$109,960
Computer Network Architects	5,340	$121,720

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
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