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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Engineering

Engineering is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Engineering

#191 in the U.S
#13 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #191 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #13 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering 57
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 99
Best Colleges for Engineering 191
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering 192
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 214
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 217

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Erie was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

220 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
15.9% Women
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 220 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2018-2019, 15.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 22.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 10.0% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 190
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 46
Electrical Engineering 19
Mechanical Engineering 102
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 32
Industrial Engineering 21

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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