Engineering Schools In Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, there are 52 accredited schools where engineering classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the engineering academic community in Pennsylvania, 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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Pennsylvania Vs. National Engineering Employment

Pennsylvania	67,310
National	1,704,460

Approximately 4% of the country's engineering professionals work in Pennsylvania state.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
61,600	61,520	63,540	64,420	54,520

Yellow: Actual Values

In Pennsylvania, engineering is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 7,080 less engineering professionals working in Pennsylvania than there were in 2006. Thus, in Pennsylvania, this field has shrunk by 11% 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 Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$63,829	$66,113	$69,288	$71,100	$71,566
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Pennsylvania, as the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries earned by engineering professionals are increasing. Engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $63,829 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $71,566 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$42,746
25th percentile	$54,397
50th percentile	$68,496
75th percentile	$86,409
90th percentile	$104,322

Thus, engineering professionals' salaries grew by 11% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Pennsylvania, 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 100%

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Biomedical Engineering	$82,590
Civil Engineering	$55,800
Computer Engineering	$85,427
Electrical Engineering	$68,765
Engineering	$72,788
Mechanical Engineering	$65,584
Software Engineering	$84,072

Engineering professionals in Pennsylvania earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

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

associate	23
bachelor	132
master	102
doctor	55
Certificate	12
Total	324

As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 52 accredited engineering schools in Pennsylvania state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 7,343 engineering graduates from engineering courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 5,892 graduates.

This represents a 20% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Pennsylvania state. 41% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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The number of engineering faculty, growth in the field of engineering academia and engineering faculty salaries in Pennsylvania, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching engineering courses to students at the certificate in engineering, associates degree in engineering, bachelors degree in engineering, masters degree in engineering, and doctoral degree in engineering levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of engineering in Pennsylvania. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.