2013 nacme data book deck 4: engineering degrees in the u.s

2013 NACME Data BookDeck 4: Engineering Degrees in the U.S.

2 © Copyright 2013 The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME)

Overview/Purpose• This deck includes slides showing degree outcomes in engineering. Many slides appear repetitive: this

provides variations on the theme, showing different sets of groups defined by race/ethnicity, degree level, and sex.

• As with other decks, the set is not necessarily meant to be a self-contained, sequential presentation but, rather, a deck from which users may select slides for any number of presentations. The repetition, therefore, provides users with many choices to present data.

• Users should be mindful of the Y-axis scaling: white males are so numerous in engineering that graphs including this group will have far different Y-axis maxima than those showing data only for minority groups or for women.

• Attribution: Please indicate that the source of these slides was the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME), Department of Research and Program Evaluation. The NACME web address is: www.nacme.org, where the slides can be accessed and downloaded. Updated slides and additional decks covering new themes will be made available on an on-going basis.

• Terminology notes: URM = underrepresented minority, which includes African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Latinos. When the term “American Indian” is used, it references “American Indians and Alaska Natives,” consistent with U.S. Census Bureau definitions. Asian/Pac. Isl. = Asian and Pacific Islanders are people of these descents who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents and do not include people of Asian origin who are in the United States predominantly for educational purposes. “Foreign” is used to refer to “temporary residents.”

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Engineering Degrees Earned, by Race/Ethnicity

Deck 4.1


Number of Degrees in Engineering by Level, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity, 2011

Source: NACME analysis of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) accessed via National Science Foundation’s WebCASPAR database system, June 2013.

2011Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total

Underrepresented minorities2,299

(2.94%)7,437

(9.52%)9,736

(12.47%)810

(1.96%)2,157

(5.23%)2,967

(7.19%)104

(1.23%)234

(2.76%)338

(3.98%)

African American 809

(1.04%)2,288

(2.93%)3,097

(3.97%)364

(0.88%)816

(1.98%)1,180

(2.86%)56

(0.66%)85

(1.00%)141

(1.66%)

Latino1,407

(1.80%)4,910

(6.29%)6,317

(8.09%)431

(1.04%)1,278

(3.10%)1,709

(4.14%)47

(0.55%)135

(1.59%)182

(2.15%)

American Indian/Alaska Native83

(0.11%)239

(0.31%)322

(0.41%)15

(0.04%)63

(0.15%)78

(0.19%)1

(0.01%)14

(0.17%)15

(0.18%)

All other U.S. citizens and permanent residents11,295

(14.46%)51,817

(66.35%)63,112

(80.81%)4,452

(10.78%)16,476

(39.91%)20,928

(50.70%)816

(9.62%)2,560

(30.18%)3,376

(39.80%)

Total U.S. citizens and permanent residents13,594

(17.41%)59,254

(75.87%)72,848

(93.28%)5,262

(12.75%)18,633

(45.14%)23,895

(57.88%)920

(10.85%)2,794

(32.94%)3,714

(43.79%)

Temporary residents1,064

(1.36%)4,187

(5.36%) 5,251

(6.72%)4,077

(9.88%)13,310

(32.24%)17,387

(42.12%)979

(11.54%)3,789

(44.67%)4,768

(56.21%)

GRAND TOTAL14,658

(18.77%)63,441

(81.23%)78,099

9,339 (22.62%)

31,943 (77.38%)

41,2821,899

(22.39%)6,583

(77.61%)8,482

Bachelor's Master's Doctorates


Percentage of Engineering Associate’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Engineering Undergraduate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Persons Age 25 and Over with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2012. Digest of Education Statistics, 2011.


Percentage of Persons Age 25 and Over with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher



Institutions that Awarded the Most Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees to URMs, 2011


Note: NACME Partner Institutions are highlighted in blue.

Rank Institution Degrees Earned by URMs

1 University of PR Mayaguez Campus 5022 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 3833 Florida International University 2824 University of Florida 2275 Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus 2006 University of Texas at El Paso 1877 Texas A&M University Main Campus 1748 University of Central Florida 1469 University of Texas at Austin 144

10 North Carolina Agricultural & Tech State Univ 142


Percentage of Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Distribution of Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees, by Discipline

Deck 4.2


Percentage of Aerospace Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Distribution of Engineering Master’s Degrees, by Discipline

Deck 4.3


Percentage of Aerospace Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Chemical Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Civil Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Electrical Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Materials Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Industrial Engineering Master’s Degrees Earned, 2011



Distribution of Engineering Doctorate Degrees, by Discipline

Deck 4.4


Percentage of Aerospace Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Chemical Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Civil Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Electrical Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Mechanical Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Materials Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Industrial Engineering Doctorate Degrees Earned, 2011



Percentage of Engineering Degrees Awarded by Country, 2008

Deck 4.5


Percentage of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Engineering, 2008


Rank CountryPercentage of bachelor's

degrees awarded in engineering, 2008

1 Korea, Republic of 24.5%2 Portugal 20.7%3 Czech Republic 18.9%4 Sweden 16.9%5 Japan 16.6%6 Mexico 15.7%7 Chile 15.6%8 Finland 15.1%9 Italy 15.1%10 Belgium 15.0%33 United States 6.0%


Percentage of Graduate Degrees Awarded in Engineering, 2008


Rank CountryPercentage of graduate

degrees awarded in engineering, 2008

1 Japan 34.7%2 Portugal 25.8%3 Slovak Republic 19.6%4 Korea, Republic of 18.4%5 Greece 15.7%6 Sweden 15.6%7 Finland 15.2%8 Switzerland 13.3%9 Austria 13.0%10 Czech Republic 12.7%24 United States 6.3%

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