Engineering
Engineering, General
Prepares you to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. Covers undifferentiated and individualized programs in engineering.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 2 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Pre-Engineering
- Prepares you for admission or transfer to a baccalaureate-level program in any of the fields of engineering.
- Applied Engineering
- Prepares you to apply mathematical and scientific principles inherent to engineering to the management and design of systems, execution of new product designs, improvement of manufacturing processes, and the management and direction of the physical or technical functions of an organization. Covers basic engineering principles, project management, industrial processes, production and operations management, systems integration and control, quality control, and statistics.
Also called Pre-Engineering Transfer Program
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Engineers, All Other
- Median pay
- $122,930
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.7%
- Job openings a year
- 8,800
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingArchitectural and Engineering Managers
- Median pay
- $171,270
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.5%
- Job openings a year
- 14,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $109,270
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.8%
- Job openings a year
- 3,900
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $62,496 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
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College options
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