Engineering

All of the following questions have something in common:

How are aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines designed? How can farmers use soil and farmland more efficiently? What is involved in the design of buildings, bridges, tunnels, and dams? How can we build structures that can withstand hurricane force winds? How can we copy human cells, organs, and tissues? How can we better use the earth’s natural resources and protect its ecosystems? Can we improve mineral processing and refining? Can we build enhanced medical devices and prosthetics to improve patient care and quality of life? How can we use materials like porcelain and ceramics to advance electronics and transportation networks? How can we improve production and manufacturing systems and business operations? What are the environmental and commercial applications of chemical reactions? How far can computers, robotics, and artificial intelligence take us? What is the future of laser technology? Where can we find new forms of energy? How do we protect the world’s oceans? How can we develop natural and synthetic fibers to create new kinds of materials? Can we improve mapping and surveying procedures?

It may be hard to believe, but there is an engineering field that focuses on answering every one of these questions! What this means is that engineering is vast, and so are the choices of educational tracks it offers.

With so many categories within engineering programs, it can be a bit daunting when trying to decide which best fits your interests or career aspirations. To help you decipher the diversity, we're breaking down 32 popular options below:

• Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  Medium

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $90k

  Engineering

• Aerospace Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  High

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $96k

  Aerospace Engineering

• Agricultural Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $82k

  Agricultural Engineering

• Architectural Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $90k

  Architectural Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $67k

  Biomedical Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  Medium

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $100k

  Chemical Engineering

• Civil Engineering and Related Studies

  Satisfaction:

  Medium

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $94k

  Civil Engineering and Related Studies

• Computer Engineering and Related Studies

  Satisfaction:

  High

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $98k

  Computer Engineering and Related Studies

• Electrical Engineering and Related Studies

  Satisfaction:

  Medium

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $103k

  Electrical Engineering and Related Studies

• Engineering Mechanics

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $102k

  Engineering Mechanics

• Engineering Physics

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $100k

  Engineering Physics

• Engineering Science

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $103k

  Engineering Science

• Environmental Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  Medium

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $81k

  Environmental Engineering

• Materials Science and Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $79k

  Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  High

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $96k

  Mechanical Engineering

• Naval and Marine Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $127k

  Naval and Marine Engineering

• Nuclear Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $120k

  Nuclear Engineering

• Ocean Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $131k

  Ocean Engineering

• Petroleum Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $182k

  Petroleum Engineering

• Systems Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $97k

  Systems Engineering

• Plastics Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $84k

  Plastics Engineering

• Construction Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $104k

  Construction Engineering

• Industrial Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  High

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $97k

  Industrial Engineering

• Manufacturing Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $110k

  Manufacturing Engineering

• Operations Research

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $100k

  Operations Research

• Surveying Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $110k

  Surveying Engineering

• Geological Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $118k

  Geological Engineering

• Paper Science and Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $82k

  Paper Science and Engineering

• Electromechanical Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $115k

  Electromechanical Engineering

• Robotics Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  High

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $117k

  Robotics Engineering

• Biochemical Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $79k

  Biochemical Engineering

• Biological Systems Engineering

  Satisfaction:

  N/A

  Avg Grad Salary:

  $77k

  Biological Systems Engineering