Engineering Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 25 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 New Jersey, 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
New Jersey Vs. National Engineering Employment
| New Jersey | 41,110 |
| National | 1,704,460 |
Of all of the engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In New Jersey
| 43,220 | 46,170 | 46,290 | 44,750 | 29,750 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of engineering professionals is shrinking in New Jersey. In 2010 there were 13,470 less engineering professionals working in New Jersey than there were in 2006. This represents a 31% decline in the field. 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 New Jersey
| $69,486 | $72,786 | $70,282 | $71,823 | $76,656 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to engineering professionals are growing in New Jersey. The mean salary for engineering professionals in 2006 was $69,486 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $76,656 per year.
Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$45,947 |
25th percentile |
$57,406 |
50th percentile |
$73,522 |
75th percentile |
$93,671 |
90th percentile |
$99,269 |
Thus, there was a 9% growth in engineering professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of New Jersey, 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 116%
Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Biomedical Engineering |
$87,850 |
Civil Engineering |
$64,220 |
Computer Engineering |
$99,520 |
Electrical Engineering |
$71,665 |
Engineering |
$78,317 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$71,060 |
Software Engineering |
$87,808 |
Engineering professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
19 |
bachelor |
40 |
master |
41 |
doctor |
28 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 135 |
The number of students graduating from the 25 accredited engineering schools in New Jersey is decreasing. In New Jersey, there were 3,717 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,203 graduates from engineering courses in 2010.
This represents a 14% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in New Jersey state. A majority of these graduates, or 30%, graduated with an master's degree in engineering.