by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UAB paid an average of $1,066 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,100 | $19,188 |
The median early career salary of engineering students who receive their master’s degree from UAB is $90,334 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $85,820.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the engineering master’s degree program at UAB. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 25.0% of the engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 23.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.6% of the engineering master’s degrees at UAB in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 85 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 124 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | 9 |
| Materials Engineering | 13 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 23 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 28 |
*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.
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