Engineering, General Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Engineering, General maps to BLS occupations averaging about $64,987, with roughly 1,596,050 workers nationwide in those roles. About 2,719 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median program completion runs near 58%.
Key Statistics
Engineering, General: what the data shows
Common questions about engineering, general degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a engineering, general degree?
A Engineering, General program is classified under NCES CIP 14.0101 in the Engineering, General field family (14.01).
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. Includes instruction in undifferentiated and individualized programs in engineering
IPEDS counted 2,719 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of engineering, general degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 14.01 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Applied Engineering (CIP 14.0103)
- Pre-Engineering (CIP 14.0102)
How long does it take to get a engineering, general degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 14.0101 in our file:
- 2,745 Associate (29.4% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 2,719 Bachelor's (29.1% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 3,868 Master's (41.4% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 1 Doctorate (0.0% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What do you learn in engineering, general?
O*NET skill ratings for occupations mapped to this major emphasize Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, and related competencies. See the Skills section for the full list in our extract.
What degree do you need?
For Teachers, Postsecondary (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a engineering, general degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Engineering, General to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers, Postsecondary | 1,500,000 | — |
| Secondary School Teachers | 1,072,540 | $64,580 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a engineering, general degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Engineering, General bachelor's program family: median debt $33,812, median earnings $89,359 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.49.
About 3.4% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $5,163 and median net price is $10,528.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Engineering, General and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$5,163 Median In-State Public
$30,242 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Engineering, General majors are, on average, $5,163 for in-state public colleges, and $30,242 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Engineering, General programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
2,719 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Engineering, General from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Engineering, General.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,398 |
| 2 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | 59,099 |
| 3 | Ivy Tech Community College | IN | 54,926 |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | 44,617 |
| 5 | Brigham Young University-Idaho | ID | 42,090 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Engineering, General programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodland Community College | CA | $1,124 |
| 2 | Imperial Valley College | CA | $1,126 |
| 3 | Yuba College | CA | $1,128 |
| 4 | Lassen Community College | CA | $1,144 |
| 5 | College of the Redwoods | CA | $1,147 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Engineering, General programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Sequoias | CA | $29 |
| 2 | Central Carolina Community College | NC | $616 |
| 3 | Fort Scott Community College | KS | $665 |
| 4 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $1,228 |
| 5 | West Shore Community College | MI | $1,335 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Engineering, General programs.
Graduation Rates
58.30% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)
57.78% Average Graduation Rate
532 Institutions Reporting
43.74% - 72.72% Interquartile Range
Graduation/completion rates for Engineering, General programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Engineering, General is in MI (494 completions). That state represents about 18.2% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is RI (0.49% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 494 | 18.2% | 0.43% |
| NC | 276 | 10.2% | 0.22% |
| PA | 203 | 7.5% | 0.12% |
| TX | 157 | 5.8% | 0.05% |
| CA | 152 | 5.6% | 0.03% |
| AZ | 151 | 5.5% | 0.11% |
| RI | 125 | 4.6% | 0.49% |
| VA | 114 | 4.2% | 0.09% |
| GA | 109 | 4.0% | 0.10% |
| NH | 101 | 3.7% | 0.16% |
| IN | 82 | 3.0% | 0.08% |
| MA | 79 | 2.9% | 0.06% |
| MD | 66 | 2.4% | 0.09% |
| MN | 62 | 2.3% | 0.07% |
| CO | 57 | 2.1% | 0.08% |
| NY | 53 | 1.9% | 0.02% |
| IL | 46 | 1.7% | 0.03% |
| CT | 41 | 1.5% | 0.08% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 14.01 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Applied Engineering CIP 14.0103
- Pre-Engineering CIP 14.0102
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 14.0101 in the survey year used in our extract (9,333 total across levels below).
- 2,745 Associate (29.4% of IPEDS total)
- 2,719 Bachelor's (29.1% of IPEDS total)
- 3,868 Master's (41.4% of IPEDS total)
- 1 Doctorate (0.0% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $64,987. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Engineering, General graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers, Postsecondary | $36,511 | 1,500,000 |
| Secondary School Teachers | $104,813 | 1,072,540 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Engineering, General CIP family (12 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Engineering, General graduate.
- $33,812 median federal loan debt among completers
- $89,359 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.49 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 3.4% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$40,621 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Engineering, General majors is $40,621.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Engineering, General majors.
Occupations by Share
1,596,050 2023 Workforce
The number of Engineering, General graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering, General by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Engineering, General in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering, General.
Age distribution for Engineering, General degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
2,719 Total Degrees Awarded
1,965 Male (72.27%)
754 Female (27.73%)
Gender distribution of Engineering, General degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
1,508 White (55.46%)
312 Hispanic or Latino (11.47%)
170 Asian (6.25%)
148 Black or African American (5.44%)
110 Two or More Races (4.05%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Engineering, General degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Engineering, General are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Engineering, General.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Engineering, General field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Engineering, General majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Engineering, General majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Engineering, General majors.
About
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. Includes instruction in undifferentiated and individualized programs in engineering
In 2023, 2,719 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Engineering, General.
CIP Code
14.0101 - Engineering, General
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $33,812 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $89,359, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.49. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Engineering, General graduate.
Men earned 25.4% of 10,144 Engineering, General completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $64,987. The largest mapped role by headcount is Teachers, Postsecondary (1,500,000 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $5,163 in-state at public colleges and $30,242 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.