Engineering degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia

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There are around 1221 undergraduate Engineering degrees across 93 universities in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. They typically take 4 years of full-time study and cover areas like engineering mathematics, engineering design, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering. Figures are approximate and generalised, not official.

Typical length
4 years

Indicative fees
lower (~under $11k/yr)

Universities
93

Programs
1221

Universities offering Engineering

University	State	Programs	Focus areas
University of Newcastle	NSW	75	engineering, engineering mathematics, engineering design, mechanical engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	60	engineering mathematics, electronic engineering, computational mathematics, engineering design
Western University	ON	49	engineering design, mechanical engineering, engineering project management, structural engineering
University of Alberta	AB	36	engineering mathematics, structural engineering, materials science, environmental engineering
University of Sheffield	England	32	computational mathematics, mathematics, mathematics education, software fundamentals
Cardiff University	Wales	29	earth sciences, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, work placement
University of Southampton	England	28	engineering mathematics, electronic engineering, environmental engineering, environmental science
University of Calgary	AB	27	environmental engineering, biomedical engineering, structural engineering, physical chemistry
University of California, Berkeley	CA	27	environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering
University of Portsmouth	England	27	engineering mathematics, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, electrical engineering
UNSW Sydney	NSW	27	engineering, engineering design, mechanical engineering, engineering mathematics
University of Strathclyde	Scotland	25	engineering mathematics, engineering design, mechanical engineering, structural engineering
University of Exeter	England	22	computational mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematics education, engineering mathematics
University of Aberdeen	Scotland	20	mechanical engineering, structural engineering, fluid mechanics, engineering design
University of Leeds	England	20
University of Waterloo	ON	20	engineering mathematics, engineering design, environmental engineering, computational mathematics
Edith Cowan University	WA	19	engineering, engineering design, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering
Griffith University	QLD	19	engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering
Stanford University	CA	19	structural engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering design
Universite Laval	QC	19	engineering mathematics, mechanical engineering, engineering design, computational mathematics
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	19	engineering mathematics, engineering design, structural engineering, environmental engineering
University of Bristol	England	18	work placement, chemical engineering, field education, global citizenship
University of York	England	18	engineering design, control systems, electrical engineering, engineering mathematics
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London)	London	17
RMIT University	VIC	17	engineering design, engineering, engineering mathematics, electrical engineering
University of Edinburgh	Scotland	17	engineering design, engineering mathematics, structural engineering, fluid mechanics
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	17	applied mathematics, physical chemistry, computational mathematics, calculus
University College London	England	15	engineering design, engineering mathematics, chemical engineering, electronic engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara	CA	14	biochemistry, chemical engineering, organic chemistry, chemical sciences
Curtin University	WA	12	engineering design, chemical engineering, mining engineering, engineering mathematics
Monash University	VIC	12	engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, engineering mathematics
Swinburne University of Technology	VIC	12	engineering, engineering design, mechanical engineering, civil engineering
Texas A&M University	TX	12	engineering mathematics, engineering design, computational mathematics, physical chemistry
Brown University	RI	11	engineering mathematics, differential equations, computational mathematics, engineering design
New York University	NY	11	engineering mathematics, physical chemistry, applied physics, engineering design
University of British Columbia	BC	11
University of Texas at Austin	TX	11	engineering mathematics, engineering design, physical chemistry, differential equations
Johns Hopkins University	MD	10	engineering mathematics, engineering design, applied physics, physical chemistry
Royal Holloway, University of London	England	10	engineering mathematics, systems engineering, structural engineering, civil engineering
The University of Queensland	QLD	10	chemical engineering, materials science, civil engineering, mechanical engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	10	engineering mathematics, computational mathematics, engineering design, electronic engineering
University of Technology Sydney	NSW	10	engineering design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics
University of Wollongong	NSW	10	engineering design, engineering, electrical engineering, engineering mathematics
Central Queensland University	QLD	9	engineering, engineering design, civil engineering, electrical engineering
University of California, Irvine	CA	9	engineering mathematics, engineering design, mechanical engineering, applied physics
University of Victoria	BC	9	engineering mathematics, engineering design, electrical engineering, electronic engineering
Washington University in St. Louis	MO	9	engineering mathematics, physical chemistry, applied physics, engineering design
Federation University Australia	VIC	8	electrical engineering, energy systems, electronics, professional practice
Flinders University	SA	8	mechanical engineering, engineering mathematics, engineering, engineering design
Swansea University	Wales	8	engineering mathematics, engineering design, structural engineering, systems engineering
The University of Sydney	NSW	8	mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering design
Adelaide University	SA	7	engineering, engineering design, engineering mathematics, aerospace engineering
Charles Darwin University	NT	7
McGill University	QC	7	physical chemistry, computational mathematics, engineering mathematics, engineering design
University of Glasgow	Scotland	7	engineering mathematics, engineering design, electronic engineering, structural engineering
Carnegie Mellon University	PA	6
Duke University	NC	6	biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, engineering mathematics, electronic engineering
Cornell University	NY	5	engineering mathematics, physical chemistry, engineering design, systems engineering
Princeton University	New Jersey	5	environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering mathematics, biomedical engineering
Simon Fraser University	BC	5	engineering mathematics, geotechnical engineering, earth sciences, computational mathematics
The University of Western Australia	WA	5	engineering design, engineering, mathematics, professional practice
University of Sussex	England	5	work placement, postgraduate research methods, professional experience, organic chemistry
Charles Sturt University	NSW	4	engineering design, engineering, civil engineering, professional practice
La Trobe University	VIC	4	applied mathematics, modelling, engineering, instrumentation
Southern Cross University	NSW	4	engineering, engineering design, civil engineering, automation
University of Surrey	England	4	engineering mathematics, engineering project management, software fundamentals, electronic engineering
Australian National University	ACT	3	engineering design, engineering, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics
California Institute of Technology	CA	3
Deakin University	VIC	3	professional practice, work health safety, occupational safety, mathematics
Harvard University	MA	3
Queensland University of Technology	QLD	3
University of Reading	England	3	management information systems, information management, procedure
Victoria University	VIC	3	mechanical engineering, engineering design, engineering, civil engineering
Western Sydney University	NSW	3
Columbia University	NY	2	earth sciences, environmental science, biological sciences, environmental engineering
Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	2	organic chemistry, chemical sciences, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	2	chemical engineering, environmental engineering, engineering mathematics, chemical sciences
Murdoch University	WA	2	electrical engineering, engineering, engineering design, control systems
University of California, Davis	CA	2	engineering mathematics, aerospace engineering, structural engineering, engineering design
University of Cambridge	East of England	2
University of Canberra	ACT	2	computing, electrical engineering, engineering, robotics
University of Oxford	South East	2
University of Tasmania	TAS	2	marine science, mechanical engineering, engineering, electrical engineering
Durham University	England	1	earth sciences, geography, human geography, urban geography
Macquarie University	NSW	1	engineering, engineering design, mechanical engineering, professional practice
Rice University	TX	1	postgraduate research methods, research projects, environmental engineering, instruments
University of Guelph	ON	1	environmental economics, environmental science, social theory, environmental management
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	1	engineering mathematics, engineering design, chemical sciences, environmental engineering
University of Pennsylvania	PA	1	computational mathematics, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, mathematics
University of Saskatchewan	SK	1	clinical skills, professional identity, professional practice, professional experience
York University	ON	1	development economics, environmental engineering, international economics, engineering mathematics

Graduate outcomes for Engineering

Across null universities with data, the median full-time employment rate for Engineering graduates is 86% and the median starting salary is A$80,000. Figures are domestic graduates at institution × field level: approximate, not course-specific.

University	Employment	Median salary	Student experience
University of Newcastle	91%	A$77,400	77%
UNSW Sydney	90%	A$75,000	72%
Edith Cowan University	84%	A$79,000	76%
Griffith University	88%	A$74,000	70%
RMIT University	78%	A$72,000	70%
Curtin University	94%	A$80,000	71%
Monash University	84%	A$73,000	71%
Swinburne University of Technology	77%	A$73,000	71%
The University of Queensland	95%	A$75,000	79%
University of Technology Sydney	90%	A$77,000	73%
University of Wollongong	88%	A$77,000	74%
Federation University Australia	100%	A$150,000	66%
Flinders University	91%	A$80,000	77%
The University of Sydney	91%	A$76,000	67%
Adelaide University	92%	A$75,000	73%
Charles Darwin University	93%	A$75,200	69%
The University of Western Australia	54%	A$77,700	75%
La Trobe University	88%	A$75,000	75%
Southern Cross University	96%	A$155,000	72%
Australian National University	93%	A$75,300	78%
Deakin University	92%	A$82,500	78%
Queensland University of Technology	91%	A$75,000	78%
Victoria University	80%	A$73,500	68%
Western Sydney University	83%	A$75,000	67%
Murdoch University	95%	A$100,000	84%
University of Canberra	-	-	74%
University of Tasmania	94%	A$81,800	70%
Macquarie University	79%	A$73,400	68%

Graduate outcomes: Graduate Outcomes Survey & Student Experience Survey (QILT), © Commonwealth of Australia; data transformed. Not a government endorsement. Data sources.

Careers Engineering can lead to

Property Developer: typical full-time pay A$142,688
Software Engineer: typical full-time pay A$128,752
Data Engineer: typical full-time pay A$131,924
Cyber Security Engineer: typical full-time pay A$131,924
Cloud Engineer: typical full-time pay A$131,924
DevOps Engineer: typical full-time pay A$131,924
Systems Analyst: typical full-time pay A$140,244
ICT Quality Assurance Engineer: typical full-time pay A$109,980
ICT Support Engineer: typical full-time pay A$109,980
ICT Network and Systems Engineer: typical full-time pay A$120,068
Extractive Metallurgist: typical full-time pay A$96,096
Chemical Engineer: typical full-time pay A$148,148

By state or region

Engineering in England: 13 universities, 203 programs
Engineering in New South Wales: 9 universities, 142 programs
Engineering in CA: 7 universities, 93 programs
Engineering in ON: 4 universities, 71 programs
Engineering in Scotland: 4 universities, 69 programs
Engineering in AB: 2 universities, 63 programs
Engineering in GA: 1 universities, 60 programs
Engineering in Victoria: 7 universities, 59 programs
Engineering in Queensland: 4 universities, 41 programs
Engineering in Western Australia: 4 universities, 38 programs
Engineering in Wales: 2 universities, 37 programs
Engineering in QC: 2 universities, 26 programs
Engineering in BC: 3 universities, 25 programs
Engineering in TX: 3 universities, 24 programs
Engineering in NY: 3 universities, 18 programs
Engineering in WI: 1 universities, 17 programs
Engineering in London: 1 universities, 17 programs
Engineering in South Australia: 2 universities, 15 programs
Engineering in RI: 1 universities, 11 programs
Engineering in IL: 1 universities, 10 programs
Engineering in MD: 1 universities, 10 programs
Engineering in MO: 1 universities, 9 programs
Engineering in NC: 2 universities, 7 programs
Engineering in Northern Territory: 1 universities, 7 programs
Engineering in PA: 2 universities, 7 programs
Engineering in Australian Capital Territory: 2 universities, 5 programs
Engineering in New Jersey: 1 universities, 5 programs
Engineering in MA: 2 universities, 5 programs
Engineering in Tasmania: 1 universities, 2 programs
Engineering in South East: 1 universities, 2 programs
Engineering in East of England: 1 universities, 2 programs
Engineering in New Hampshire: 1 universities, 2 programs
Engineering in SK: 1 universities, 1 programs

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Frequently asked questions

How long is a Engineering degree in the US, UK, Canada and Australia?

Undergraduate Engineering degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia typically take about 4 years of full-time study.

How much does a Engineering degree cost in the US, UK, Canada and Australia?

Indicative domestic fees for Engineering degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia are typically in the lower (~under $11k/yr) range (approximate, not official).

Which universities offer Engineering in the US, UK, Canada and Australia?

Around 93 universities offer Engineering in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, including University of Newcastle, Georgia Institute of Technology, Western University, University of Alberta, University of Sheffield.

What do you study in a Engineering degree?

Common areas include engineering mathematics, engineering design, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering.

Approximate, not official. Confirm details with the university before applying.