Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how Penn State Harrisburg ranks in comparison to other schools with engineering programs.

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Engineering Degrees Available at Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg Engineering Rankings

The bachelor's program at Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #203 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #17 in Pennsylvania.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering 48
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 152
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering 185
Best Colleges for Engineering 203
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 218
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 252

Popularity of Engineering at Penn State Harrisburg

During the 2018-2019 academic year, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg handed out 230 bachelor's degrees in engineering. Due to this, the school was ranked #185 out of all colleges and universities that offer this degree. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 220 degrees were handed out.

In 2019, 13 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Penn State Harrisburg. This makes it the #274 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Penn State Harrisburg Engineering Students

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

Penn State Harrisburg Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 230 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019, 89% were men and 11% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 74% of 2019 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 171
Non-Resident Aliens 9
Other Races 14

Penn State Harrisburg Engineering Master’s Program

All of the 13 students who graduated with a Master’s in engineering from Penn State Harrisburg in 2019 were men.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg with a master's in engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
Non-Resident Aliens 6
Other Races 1

Engineering Majors

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
Mechanical Engineering 114
Civil Engineering 78
Electrical Engineering 45
Engineering Science 3
Environmental Engineering 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 115
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 42
Mathematics & Statistics 5
Engineering Technologies 2

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