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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg BS in Engineering

Engineering is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg BS in Engineering

#203 in the U.S
#17 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 Harrisburg was ranked #203 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #17 in Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

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

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. 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 Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

230 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
10.9% Women
17.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 230 bachelor’s degrees in engineering awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 10.9% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 22.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.4% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 14
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 171
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering 78
Electrical Engineering 39
Mechanical Engineering 113

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.

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