Engineering Schools In Nebraska
There are 6 accredited engineering schools in Nebraska for faculty who teach engineering classes to choose from. The trends in Nebraska'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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Professional Trends
Nebraska Vs. National Engineering Employment
| Nebraska | 8,360 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Of all of the engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Nebraska state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Nebraska
| 7,500 | 7,640 | 8,510 | 8,720 | 5,670 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of engineering professionals is shrinking in Nebraska. There were 1,830 less engineering professionals working in Nebraska in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of engineering has shrunk by 24% in Nebraska. 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 Nebraska
| $60,467 | $54,833 | $60,167 | $64,984 | $66,562 |
| $41,032 | $42,024 | $42,027 | $44,097 | $45,233 |
| 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 increasing in Nebraska. The mean salary for engineering professionals in 2006 was $60,467 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $66,562 per year.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Nebraska
10th percentile |
$39,704 |
25th percentile |
$50,076 |
50th percentile |
$63,042 |
75th percentile |
$82,309 |
90th percentile |
$86,389 |
Thus, there was a 9% growth in engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of engineering, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid engineering professionals earning 118% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Nebraska state.
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Nebraska
Biomedical Engineering |
$70,320 |
Civil Engineering |
$53,700 |
Computer Engineering |
$76,267 |
Electrical Engineering |
$66,020 |
Engineering |
$67,387 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$53,116 |
Software Engineering |
$73,438 |
Engineering professionals in Nebraska earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nebraska
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 29 |
As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Nebraska state, the number of students graduating from the 6 accredited engineering schools in Nebraska state is decreasing. In Nebraska, there were 575 graduates in 2006. And there were 433 graduates from engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 25% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Nebraska state. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned an master's degree in engineering.