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Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Engineering Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #153 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomedical Engineering 18

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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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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