Engineering Schools In Connecticut
Connecticut has 23 accredited engineering schools where engineering faculty who teach engineering classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the engineering academic community in Connecticut, and the future trends in engineering training at the following levels:
- Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering
- PhD degree in Engineering
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Professional Trends
Connecticut Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Connecticut | 24,380 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Approximately 2% of the country's engineering professionals work in Connecticut state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Connecticut
| 23,080 | 20,310 | 25,480 | 25,390 | 20,790 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of engineering professionals is shrinking in Connecticut. 2,290 less engineering professionals were working in Connecticut in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Connecticut, this field has shrunk by 10% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% from 2006 to 2010.
Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Connecticut
| $65,698 | $67,558 | $72,387 | $74,219 | $74,011 |
| $49,084 | $50,735 | $51,943 | $53,614 | $54,947 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by engineering professionals is increasing in Connecticut. Engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $65,698 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $74,011 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Connecticut
10th percentile |
$47,320 |
25th percentile |
$58,451 |
50th percentile |
$73,443 |
75th percentile |
$88,858 |
90th percentile |
$91,759 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 11%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Connecticut state, within the field of engineering, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid engineering professionals earn 94% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Connecticut
Biomedical Engineering |
$82,010 |
Civil Engineering |
$65,950 |
Computer Engineering |
$90,467 |
Electrical Engineering |
$70,785 |
Engineering |
$75,508 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$67,562 |
Software Engineering |
$85,848 |
In Connecticut, engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Connecticut
associate |
32 |
bachelor |
37 |
master |
32 |
doctor |
14 |
Certificate |
25 |
| Total | 140 |
The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited engineering schools in Connecticut is decreasing. In 2006, 1,390 students graduated from engineering courses in Connecticut. And in 2010, 1,068 students graduated.
This represents a 23% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Connecticut state. A majority of these graduates, or 26%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering.