Maryland·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-2199

Best Engineer, All Other programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment

All engineers not listed.

24 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,321 people a year. The job pays a median of $129,770 in Maryland across about 7,340 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEngineerLaser EngineerSolar DesignerDesign EngineerEnergy EngineerOptical EngineerProcess EngineerProject Engineer
Graduates / yr
1,321
in Maryland
Median pay · Maryland
$129,770
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
7,340
people employed
Schools
24
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,585
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Maryland that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Engineering
CIP 14.01
Engineering
699graduates / yr
18 schools · 1 specialization · 52.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $67,734
Engineering
CIP 14.27
Systems Engineering
355graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 26.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $79,942
Engineering
CIP 14.42
Mechatronics
143graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 10.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,645
Engineering
CIP 14.24
Ocean Engineering
48graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 3.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $69,707
Engineering
CIP 14.99
Engineering
34graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,678
Engineering
CIP 14.10
Electrical
15graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $77,636
Engineering
CIP 14.13
Engineering Science
7graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,378
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.23
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,966
Engineering
CIP 14.12
Engineering Physics
5graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,457
Engineering
CIP 14.47
Electrical and Computer Engineering
4graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Engineering
CIP 14.11
Engineering Mechanics
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $77,174
Engineering
CIP 14.45
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $59,620

12 programs in Maryland that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Maryland (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maryland page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 14.0101In Maryland
699
52.9%
18$67,734$24,375
2
CIP 14.2701In Maryland
355
26.9%
4$79,942$20,500
3
CIP 14.4201In Maryland
143
10.8%
5$72,645$24,250
4
CIP 14.2401In Maryland
48
3.6%
1$69,707$26,500
5
CIP 14.9999In Maryland
34
2.6%
1$73,678$22,938
6
CIP 14.1004In Maryland
15
1.1%
1$77,636$25,000
7
CIP 14.1301In Maryland
7
0.5%
1$73,378$17,083
8
CIP 51.2312In Maryland
6
0.5%
1$35,966$26,323
9
CIP 14.1201In Maryland
5
0.4%
2$57,457$24,706
10
CIP 14.4701In Maryland
4
0.3%
1
11
CIP 14.1101In Maryland
3
0.2%
1$77,174$26,966
12
CIP 14.4501In Maryland
2
0.2%
1$59,620$23,012

Top 24 schools in Maryland

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 24 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD Public · 4 feeder programs
449Engineering, General89%45%
2Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
343Systems Engineering94%$11,8886%
3United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD Public · 3 feeder programs
135Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering93%9%
4Montgomery College
Rockville, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
88Engineering, General32%
5University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
44Systems Engineering33%
6Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
35Engineering, General31%
7College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
29Engineering, General33%
8Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD Public · 4 feeder programs
27Engineering, General41%82%
9Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
26Engineering, General$64,11679%$26,58575%
10Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
19Engineering, General39%
11Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
18Engineering, General19%
12University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
17Systems Engineering70%72%
13Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
13Engineering, General$62,96850%89%
14Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
12Engineering, General18%
15Howard Community College
Columbia, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
10Engineering, General24%
16University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
10Engineering, General$73,83935%96%
17Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
7Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering43%$27,17974%
18Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
7Engineering, General39%
19Cecil College
North East, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
7Engineering, General37%
20Goucher College
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Engineering Science57%$22,66778%
21University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
6Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
22Garrett College
McHenry, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering, General34%
23Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering, General39%
24Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
2Engineering Physics/Applied Physics68%87%

All 24 schools in Maryland

Every school in Maryland with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Maryland that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Maryland - College ParkCollege ParkPublic4494
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimorePrivate not-for-profit3434
United States Naval AcademyAnnapolisPublic1353
Montgomery CollegeRockvillePublic881
University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphiPublic441
Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnoldPublic352
College of Southern MarylandLa PlataPublic291
Morgan State UniversityBaltimorePublic274
Loyola University MarylandBaltimorePrivate not-for-profit261
Harford Community CollegeBel AirPublic191
Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimorePublic181
University of Maryland - Baltimore CountyBaltimorePublic171
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburgPublic131
Prince George's Community CollegeLargoPublic121
Howard Community CollegeColumbiaPublic101

What engineers, all other earn in Maryland

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Maryland
$129,770
Mean annual
$129,030
Jobs in state
7,340
What the range looks like
10th pct$60,780Median$129,77090th pct$195,190
Versus the national median
+5.6%

U.S. median $122,930. Maryland pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.68×

Concentrated here: Maryland employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Maryland

Lexington Park, MD
$166,230median
1,020 jobs
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
$113,880median
2,340 jobs
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
$116,500median
80 jobs
Salisbury, MD
$83,410median
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.1%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
9,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,300
158,800 → 162,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineers, All Other page.

How to become a Engineer, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWritingActive ListeningSpeakingMathematics

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Maryland

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Engineers, All Other25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 14.0101Engineering, General
  • 14.0103Applied Engineering
  • 14.0401Architectural Engineering
  • 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
  • 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
  • 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
  • 14.1101Engineering Mechanics
  • 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • 14.1301Engineering Science
  • 14.2401Ocean Engineering
  • 14.2701Systems Engineering
  • 14.3301Construction Engineering
  • 14.3401Forest Engineering
  • 14.3601Manufacturing Engineering
  • 14.3801Surveying Engineering
  • 14.3901Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • 14.4001Paper Science and Engineering
  • 14.4101Electromechanical Engineering
  • 14.4201Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
  • 14.4301Biochemical Engineering
  • 14.4401Engineering Chemistry
  • 14.4501Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • 14.4701Electrical and Computer Engineering

Common questions

Answers for people weighing engineers, all other programs in Maryland.

What degree do you need to become an Engineer, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 699 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 52.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineer, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Ocean Engineering, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 1,321 people a year in Maryland.

How much do engineers, all other earn in Maryland?+

The median is $129,770 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.6% above the U.S. median of $122,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for engineers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 9,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+

24 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do engineers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer, Laser Engineer, Solar Designer, Design Engineer, Energy Engineer, Optical Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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