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Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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 Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 318 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.

WUSTL Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Engineering Rankings

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Engineering Master’s Program

32% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 100
International Students 169
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Washington University in St Louis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 84
Mechanical Engineering 62
Other Engineering 51
Biomedical Engineering 46
Chemical Engineering 44
Construction Engineering 21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 20
Systems Engineering 15
Computer Engineering 14
Materials Engineering 13

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers 15,380 $93,880
Systems Software Developers 6,440 $94,140
Industrial Engineers 5,680 $87,620
Civil Engineers 5,320 $86,710
Cost Estimators 4,630 $67,620

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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