Engineering Degrees and Branches

• Aerospace- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering- General
• Construction Engineering
• Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Forest Engineering
• Geological/Geophysical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Mining and Mineral Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Operations Research
• Petroleum Engineering
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Surveying Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Textile Sciences and Engineering

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredits college and university programs in engineering and engineering technology. ABET accreditation is based on a program's faculty, curriculum, and facilities; the achievement of a program's students; program improvements; and institutional commitment to specific principles of quality and ethics. Graduation from an ABET-accredited program may be required for engineers who need to be licensed.

Graduateshotline strongly recommends checking if your college/university program is ABET certified. List of top ranked engineering colleges. To get admission in top college, you need to have a good score in GRE or SAT (for BS), good GPA, good recommendation letters. Research work/experience helps in getting admission in MS/Ph.D.

Some branches of engineering are concentrated in particular industries and geographic areas; for example, petroleum engineering jobs tend to be located in States with sizable petroleum deposits, such as Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alaska, and California.

Overall engineering employment is expected to grow by 11 percent over the 2008-18 decade, about as fast as the average for all occupations

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