Engineering Schools In Kentucky

Kentucky has 23 accredited engineering schools where engineering faculty who teach engineering classes can find employment. The trends in Kentucky's engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in engineering includes 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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Statistics

Professional Trends

Kentucky Vs. National Engineering Employment

Kentucky	15,110
National	1,704,460

Approximately 1% of the country's engineering professionals work in Kentucky state.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Kentucky

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
12,310	12,510	14,750	14,580	12,310

Yellow: Actual Values

Engineering is a shrinking field in Kentucky. Thus, in Kentucky, this field has shrunk by 0% in four years. This is slower than the trend for engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% between 2006 and 2010.

Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$58,337	$63,786	$65,156	$66,021	$64,754
$39,791	$41,432	$43,385	$44,191	$44,977

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by engineering professionals is increasing in Kentucky. Engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $58,337 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $64,754 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Kentucky

10th percentile	$37,473
25th percentile	$48,618
50th percentile	$63,095
75th percentile	$79,715
90th percentile	$96,598

Thus, engineering professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 158% pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering in Kentucky.

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Kentucky

Civil Engineering	$51,513
Computer Engineering	$78,690
Electrical Engineering	$70,620
Engineering	$65,699
Mechanical Engineering	$55,776
Software Engineering	$73,018

In Kentucky, engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky

associate	12
bachelor	20
master	17
doctor	12
Certificate	19
Total	80

The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited engineering schools in Kentucky is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,654 engineering graduates from engineering courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 1,785 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky by 8%. 25% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in Kentucky

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