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The bachelor's program at Pitt was ranked #60 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus handed out 718 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 683 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 177 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Pitt. This makes it the #82 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 59 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 718 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Pitt. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 72% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 46 |
Black or African American | 23 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 516 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 79 |
Other Races | 36 |
Of the 177 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 74% were men and 26% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 69 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 88 |
Other Races | 7 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 236 |
Electrical Engineering | 134 |
Chemical Engineering | 124 |
Industrial Engineering | 114 |
Biomedical Engineering | 106 |
Computer Engineering | 92 |
Civil Engineering | 87 |
Materials Engineering | 40 |
Other Engineering | 26 |
General Engineering | 24 |
Nuclear Engineering | 23 |
Environmental Engineering | 17 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 1 |
Systems Engineering | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 822 |
Physical Sciences | 222 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 166 |
Architecture & Related Services | 13 |
Engineering Technologies | 5 |
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