Engineering Schools In Georgia
There are 14 accredited engineering schools in Georgia for faculty who teach engineering classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in engineering in the state of Georgia, which encompasses engineering training at the following levels:
- Engineering Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering
- PhD degree in Engineering
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Georgia Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Georgia | 35,560 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Of all of the engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Georgia state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Georgia
| 38,800 | 38,050 | 37,570 | 36,830 | 26,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Georgia, engineering is a shrinking field. 12,470 less engineering professionals were working in Georgia in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 32%. This decline is faster 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 Georgia
| $62,190 | $63,834 | $65,363 | $68,506 | $61,753 |
| $42,452 | $44,373 | $45,309 | $46,939 | $48,171 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries paid to engineering professionals are decreasing in Georgia. In 2006 engineering professionals made a mean salary of $62,190 per year, and in 2010 they made $61,753 per year.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Georgia
10th percentile |
$38,172 |
25th percentile |
$47,561 |
50th percentile |
$60,755 |
75th percentile |
$74,348 |
90th percentile |
$87,671 |
Thus, there was a 1% decline in engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Georgia, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 130%
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Georgia
Biomedical Engineering |
$71,340 |
Civil Engineering |
$53,830 |
Computer Engineering |
$95,737 |
Electrical Engineering |
$70,785 |
Engineering |
$63,892 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$62,190 |
Software Engineering |
$85,728 |
Engineering professionals in Georgia earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
24 |
master |
24 |
doctor |
13 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 63 |
The number of students graduating from the 14 accredited engineering schools in Georgia is decreasing. In 2006 there were 3,215 engineering graduates from engineering courses in Georgia and in 2010 there were 2,417 graduates.
Thus there was a 25% percent decrease in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia. A majority of these graduates, or 38%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in engineering.