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Engineering at University of Utah

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Utah. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 219 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.

U of U Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Engineering Rankings

There were 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 219 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from U of U, 66% 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 Utah with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 144
International Students 31
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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 Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 80
Biomedical Engineering 66
Electrical Engineering 48
Computer Engineering 32
Civil Engineering 21
Chemical Engineering 17
Materials Engineering 14
Metallurgical Engineering 9
General Engineering 6
Nuclear Engineering 5
Mining Engineering 3
Petroleum Engineering 3
Geoscience Engineering 2

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Mechanical Engineers 3,600 $88,150
Civil Engineers 2,910 $80,690
Cost Estimators 2,680 $65,940

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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