Engineering Concentrations Major Annual Graduates Mechanical Engineering 42,939 Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 26,760 Civil Engineering 20,005 Computer Engineering 19,986 Biomedical/Medical Engineering 13,914 Engineering, General 13,411 Chemical Engineering 10,939 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering 9,596 Industrial Engineering 8,533 Systems Engineering 3,956 Engineering, Other 3,529 Materials Engineering 3,129 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 2,844 Electrical and Computer Engineering 2,006 Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 1,985 Operations Research 1,910 Construction Engineering 1,567 Engineering Science 1,348 Architectural Engineering 1,183 Agricultural Engineering 1,090 Engineering Physics 1,049 Nuclear Engineering 959 Manufacturing Engineering 900 Petroleum Engineering 755 Biological/Biosystems Engineering 482 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 445 Geological/Geophysical Engineering 313 Mining and Mineral Engineering 285 Ocean Engineering 276 Textile Sciences and Engineering 275 Polymer/Plastics Engineering 264 Engineering Mechanics 190 Metallurgical Engineering 164 Energy Systems Engineering 160 Biochemical Engineering 126 Surveying Engineering 99 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 77 Electromechanical Engineering 53 Paper Science and Engineering 46 Forest Engineering 42 Engineering Chemistry 25
Further Specializations in Engineering More specialized fields of study found within engineering, ranked by annual graduates.Specialization Annual Graduates Mechanical Engineering 42,939 Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25,975 Civil Engineering, General 19,293 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 13,914 Computer Engineering, General 13,508 Chemical Engineering 10,624 Engineering, General 10,144 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 9,539 Industrial Engineering 8,533 Computer Software Engineering 5,994 Systems Engineering 3,956 Engineering, Other 3,529 Materials Engineering 3,129 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 2,844 Pre-Engineering 2,722 Electrical and Computer Engineering 2,006 Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 1,985 Operations Research 1,910 Construction Engineering 1,567 Engineering Science 1,348 Architectural Engineering 1,183 Agricultural Engineering 1,090 Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1,049 Nuclear Engineering 959 Manufacturing Engineering 900 Petroleum Engineering 755 Applied Engineering 545 Biological/Biosystems Engineering 482 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 445 Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 434 Computer Engineering, Other 404 Structural Engineering 338 Geological/Geophysical Engineering 313 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 297 Mining and Mineral Engineering 285 Ocean Engineering 276 Textile Sciences and Engineering 275 Polymer/Plastics Engineering 264 Telecommunications Engineering 194 Engineering Mechanics 190 Civil Engineering, Other 173 Metallurgical Engineering 164 Laser and Optical Engineering 157 Energy Systems Engineering, General 149 Transportation and Highway Engineering 127 Biochemical Engineering 126 Surveying Engineering 99 Computer Hardware Engineering 80 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 77 Astronautical Engineering 57 Electromechanical Engineering 53 Water Resources Engineering 53 Paper Science and Engineering 46 Forest Engineering 42 Engineering Chemistry 25 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 21 Chemical Engineering, Other 18 Power Plant Engineering 9 Energy Systems Engineering, Other 2
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