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Best degree programs for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, ranked by enrollment

61 college programs and 986 schools train Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $109,270 median wage, 40,270 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

61 college programs at 986 schools train engineering teachers, postsecondary, graduating 198,999 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Mechanical Engineering. The job pays a median of $109,270 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr

198,999

from every feeder program

Median annual wage

$109,270

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+8.1%

Much faster than average

Openings / yr

4,100

new plus replacement

Schools

986

with a feeder program

States with jobs

BLS reports wages

About engineering teachers, postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Engineering

CIP 14.19

Mechanical Engineering

43,624graduates / yr

440 schools · 1 specialization · 21.9% of pipeline

Grad earnings $70,724

425 schools · 4 specializations · 13.8% of pipeline

Grad earnings $77,636

303 schools · 4 specializations · 10.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $78,333

307 schools · 6 specializations · 10.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $69,574

Engineering

CIP 14.05

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

14,478graduates / yr

240 schools · 1 specialization · 7.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $64,660

433 schools · 1 specialization · 5.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $67,734

183 schools · 3 specializations · 5.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $73,072

97 schools · 3 specializations · 5.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $72,210

Engineering

CIP 14.35

Industrial Engineering

8,011graduates / yr

137 schools · 1 specialization · 4.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $74,748

93 schools · 1 specialization · 2.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $79,942

109 schools · 1 specialization · 1.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $73,678

Engineering

CIP 14.18

Materials Engineering

3,215graduates / yr

112 schools · 1 specialization · 1.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $74,110

Engineering

CIP 14.14

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

2,877graduates / yr

152 schools · 1 specialization · 1.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $64,608

Engineering

CIP 14.47

Electrical and Computer Engineering

2,242graduates / yr

47 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline

91 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $72,645

33 schools · 1 specialization · 0.9% of pipeline

Grad earnings $92,531

Engineering

CIP 14.33

Construction Engineering

1,588graduates / yr

50 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline

Grad earnings $75,998

79 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $73,378

Engineering

CIP 14.04

Architectural Engineering

1,268graduates / yr

30 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $73,510

107 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline

Grad earnings $57,457

Engineering

CIP 14.03

Agricultural Engineering

1,090graduates / yr

36 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline

Grad earnings $65,020

30 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline

Grad earnings $73,724

Engineering

CIP 14.36

Manufacturing Engineering

804graduates / yr

71 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $72,154

Engineering

CIP 14.25

Petroleum Engineering

737graduates / yr

28 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $68,913

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

CIP 15.15

Engineering-Related Fields

626graduates / yr

10 schools · 2 specializations · 0.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $68,912

45 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $72,216

Engineering

CIP 14.45

Biological/Biosystems Engineering

482graduates / yr

23 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $59,620

Engineering

CIP 14.22

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

412graduates / yr

15 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $92,559

Engineering

CIP 14.39

Geological/Geophysical Engineering

302graduates / yr

19 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $64,080

Engineering

CIP 14.28

Textile Sciences and Engineering

285graduates / yr

3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $45,078

15 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $69,707

Engineering

CIP 14.21

Mining and Mineral Engineering

262graduates / yr

15 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $85,897

Engineering

CIP 14.32

Polymer/Plastics Engineering

212graduates / yr

13 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $71,651

Engineering

CIP 14.48

Energy Systems Engineering

206graduates / yr

17 schools · 3 specializations · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Engineering

CIP 14.20

Metallurgical Engineering

142graduates / yr

9 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $75,484

Engineering

CIP 14.11

Engineering Mechanics

126graduates / yr

17 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $77,174

Engineering

CIP 14.43

Biochemical Engineering

112graduates / yr

6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $68,934

Engineering

CIP 14.38

Surveying Engineering

88graduates / yr

16 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $72,931

Engineering

CIP 14.41

Electromechanical Engineering

67graduates / yr

6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $84,375

Engineering

CIP 14.06

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering

53graduates / yr

4 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $71,644

1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $51,279

Engineering

CIP 14.44

Engineering Chemistry

32graduates / yr

2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Engineering

CIP 14.40

Paper Science and Engineering

25graduates / yr

3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $86,401

61 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#	Program	Graduates / yr	Share of pipeline	Schools	Grad earnings (1 yr)	Median debt
1	Mechanical Engineering CIP 14.1901	43,624	21.9%	440	$70,724	$24,833
2	Electrical and Electronics Engineering CIP 14.1001	26,622	13.4%	425	$77,636	$25,000
3	Civil Engineering, General CIP 14.0801	19,047	9.6%	307	$69,574	$24,625
4	Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering CIP 14.0501	14,478	7.3%	240	$64,660	$23,246
5	Computer Engineering, General CIP 14.0901	13,854	7.0%	303	$78,333	$24,098
6	Engineering, General CIP 14.0101	10,605	5.3%	433	$67,734	$24,375
7	Chemical Engineering CIP 14.0701	10,154	5.1%	183	$73,072	$23,399
8	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General CIP 14.0201	10,097	5.1%	97	$72,210	$25,000
9	Industrial Engineering CIP 14.3501	8,011	4.0%	137	$74,748	$24,989
10	Computer Software Engineering CIP 14.0903	6,640	3.3%	142	$78,333	$24,098
11	Systems Engineering CIP 14.2701	4,481	2.3%	93	$79,942	$20,500
12	Engineering, Other CIP 14.9999	3,331	1.7%	109	$73,678	$22,938
13	Materials Engineering CIP 14.1801	3,215	1.6%	112	$74,110	$23,250
14	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering CIP 14.1401	2,877	1.4%	152	$64,608	$23,250
15	Electrical and Computer Engineering CIP 14.4701	2,242	1.1%	47	—	—
16	Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering CIP 14.4201	2,029	1.0%	91	$72,645	$24,250
17	Operations Research CIP 14.3701	1,850	0.9%	33	$92,531	$15,000
18	Construction Engineering CIP 14.3301	1,588	0.8%	50	$75,998	$25,314
19	Engineering Science CIP 14.1301	1,393	0.7%	79	$73,378	$17,083
20	Architectural Engineering CIP 14.0401	1,268	0.6%	30	$73,510	$25,790
21	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics CIP 14.1201	1,121	0.6%	107	$57,457	$24,706
22	Agricultural Engineering CIP 14.0301	1,090	0.5%	36	$65,020	$23,000
23	Nuclear Engineering CIP 14.2301	961	0.5%	30	$73,724	$23,250
24	Manufacturing Engineering CIP 14.3601	804	0.4%	71	$72,154	$21,457
25	Petroleum Engineering CIP 14.2501	737	0.4%	28	$68,913	$25,000
26	Materials Science CIP 40.1001	595	0.3%	45	$72,216	$24,750
27	Computer Engineering, Other CIP 14.0999	566	0.3%	21	$78,333	$24,098
28	Biological/Biosystems Engineering CIP 14.4501	482	0.2%	23	$59,620	$23,012
29	Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other CIP 14.1099	437	0.2%	19	$77,636	$25,000
30	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering CIP 14.2201	412	0.2%	15	$92,559	$27,000
31	Structural Engineering CIP 14.0803	385	0.2%	24	$69,574	$24,625
32	Packaging Science CIP 15.1503	373	0.2%	10	$68,912	$25,236
33	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering CIP 14.0702	323	0.2%	16	$73,072	$23,399
34	Geological/Geophysical Engineering CIP 14.3901	302	0.2%	19	$64,080	$23,410
35	Textile Sciences and Engineering CIP 14.2801	285	0.1%	3	$45,078	$24,725
36	Ocean Engineering CIP 14.2401	263	0.1%	15	$69,707	$26,500
37	Mining and Mineral Engineering CIP 14.2101	262	0.1%	15	$85,897	$24,952
38	Engineering Design CIP 15.1502	253	0.1%	10	$68,912	$25,236
39	Polymer/Plastics Engineering CIP 14.3201	212	0.1%	13	$71,651	$27,000
40	Civil Engineering, Other CIP 14.0899	207	0.1%	16	$69,574	$24,625
41	Energy Systems Engineering, General CIP 14.4801	191	0.1%	17	—	—
42	Telecommunications Engineering CIP 14.1004	165	0.1%	14	$77,636	$25,000
43	Metallurgical Engineering CIP 14.2001	142	0.1%	9	$75,484	$26,634
44	Engineering Mechanics CIP 14.1101	126	0.1%	17	$77,174	$26,966
45	Transportation and Highway Engineering CIP 14.0804	122	0.1%	14	$69,574	$24,625
46	Computer Hardware Engineering CIP 14.0902	119	0.1%	7	$78,333	$24,098
47	Laser and Optical Engineering CIP 14.1003	115	0.1%	5	$77,636	$25,000
48	Biochemical Engineering CIP 14.4301	112	0.1%	6	$68,934	$19,344
49	Surveying Engineering CIP 14.3801	88	0.0%	16	$72,931	—
50	Electromechanical Engineering CIP 14.4101	67	0.0%	6	$84,375	$31,000
51	Ceramic Sciences and Engineering CIP 14.0601	53	0.0%	4	$71,644	$23,375
52	Forest Engineering CIP 14.3401	49	0.0%	1	$51,279	$20,750
53	Water Resources Engineering CIP 14.0805	40	0.0%	11	$69,574	$24,625
54	Chemical Engineering, Other CIP 14.0799	34	0.0%	5	$73,072	$23,399
55	Engineering Chemistry CIP 14.4401	32	0.0%	2	—	—
56	Paper Science and Engineering CIP 14.4001	25	0.0%	3	$86,401	$27,379
57	Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering CIP 14.0802	19	0.0%	7	$69,574	$24,625
58	Astronautical Engineering CIP 14.0202	8	0.0%	1	$72,210	$25,000
59	Energy Systems Engineering, Other CIP 14.4899	8	0.0%	2	—	—
60	Power Plant Engineering CIP 14.4802	7	0.0%	1	—	—
61	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other CIP 14.0299	1	0.0%	1	$72,210	$25,000

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#	School	Graduates / yr	Top feeder program	Grad rate	Net price	Acceptance
1	Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 16 feeder programs	4,912	Mechanical Engineering	83%	—	50%
2	Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public · 16 feeder programs	3,955	Mechanical Engineering	94%	—	14%
3	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 19 feeder programs	3,857	Mechanical Engineering	84%	—	57%
4	Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 18 feeder programs	3,724	Computer Software Engineering	91%	$18,925	5%
5	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 22 feeder programs	2,953	Mechanical Engineering	93%	—	16%
6	University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 17 feeder programs	2,918	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	85%	—	42%
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 21 feeder programs	2,659	Mechanical Engineering	68%	—	90%
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 19 feeder programs	2,613	Mechanical Engineering	85%	—	42%
9	University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 15 feeder programs	2,531	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	93%	—	11%
10	University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 14 feeder programs	2,451	Systems Engineering	91%	—	24%
11	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 21 feeder programs	2,360	Mechanical Engineering	86%	—	55%
12	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 22 feeder programs	2,301	Mechanical Engineering	86%	—	61%
13	Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 17 feeder programs	2,274	Computer Engineering, General	88%	—	61%
14	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 16 feeder programs	2,139	Mechanical Engineering	89%	—	27%
15	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 21 feeder programs	2,089	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	94%	$23,803	12%
16	University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 17 feeder programs	2,034	Mechanical Engineering	86%	—	27%
17	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 24 feeder programs	1,778	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	92%	$26,873	10%
18	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs	1,772	Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	94%	$11,888	6%
19	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs	1,731	Operations Research	96%	$15,315	4%
20	Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private not-for-profit · 14 feeder programs	1,719	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	95%	$17,613	9%
21	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 16 feeder programs	1,709	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General	74%	—	78%
22	University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 15 feeder programs	1,692	Mechanical Engineering	85%	—	39%
23	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 12 feeder programs	1,593	Mechanical Engineering	78%	—	40%
24	University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 14 feeder programs	1,579	Engineering, General	89%	—	45%
25	University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 16 feeder programs	1,577	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	93%	—	9%
26	University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 19 feeder programs	1,518	Mechanical Engineering	90%	—	45%
27	Clemson University Clemson, SC Public · 12 feeder programs	1,506	Mechanical Engineering	87%	—	38%
28	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public · 19 feeder programs	1,483	Mechanical Engineering	82%	—	61%
29	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 14 feeder programs	1,432	Engineering, General	75%	—	74%
30	Iowa State University Ames, IA Public · 15 feeder programs	1,420	Mechanical Engineering	75%	—	89%
31	University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 13 feeder programs	1,419	Mechanical Engineering	87%	—	29%
32	San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public · 12 feeder programs	1,402	Computer Software Engineering	69%	—	85%
33	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public · 12 feeder programs	1,393	Construction Engineering	54%	—	80%
34	Auburn University Auburn, AL Public · 17 feeder programs	1,391	Mechanical Engineering	82%	—	46%
35	California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA Public · 18 feeder programs	1,355	Mechanical Engineering	86%	—	31%
36	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 16 feeder programs	1,233	Mechanical Engineering	90%	$32,926	60%
37	University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 19 feeder programs	1,219	Mechanical Engineering	75%	—	85%
38	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 18 feeder programs	1,213	Mechanical Engineering	70%	—	77%
39	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Public · 23 feeder programs	1,211	Mechanical Engineering	64%	—	73%
40	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Private not-for-profit · 19 feeder programs	1,198	Mechanical Engineering	87%	$34,827	48%
41	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public · 14 feeder programs	1,192	Mechanical Engineering	85%	—	80%
42	Stanford University Stanford, CA Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs	1,186	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	92%	$12,032	4%
43	University of Houston Houston, TX Public · 16 feeder programs	1,176	Mechanical Engineering	65%	—	74%
44	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA Public · 10 feeder programs	1,165	Mechanical Engineering	68%	—	75%
45	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs	1,143	Mechanical Engineering	96%	$11,666	5%
46	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 13 feeder programs	1,080	Mechanical Engineering	81%	—	85%
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 11 feeder programs	1,039	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	84%	—	58%
48	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public · 16 feeder programs	1,036	Mechanical Engineering	69%	—	73%
49	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Public · 21 feeder programs	1,035	Mechanical Engineering	68%	—	92%
50	University of California - Davis Davis, CA Public · 13 feeder programs	1,017	Civil Engineering, General	86%	—	42%

What engineering teachers, postsecondary earn

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

Median annual wage

$109,270

Mean annual

$124,520

People employed

40,270

What the range looks like

10th pct$61,550Median$109,27090th pct$210,370

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

$154,760median

520 jobs

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

$175,200median

230 jobs

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

$163,110median

90 jobs

Ann Arbor, MI

$140,450median

710 jobs

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

$137,760median

1,130 jobs

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

$135,480median

2,010 jobs

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

$132,210median

540 jobs

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

$132,130median

630 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34

+8.1%

Much faster than average

Openings per year

4,100

new jobs plus replacements

Employment change

4,100

50,300 → 54,400

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
State	Median pay	Jobs	Concentration	Schools	Graduates / yr
California	$137,280	2,720	0.58×	59	23,941
Texas	$123,280	4,080	1.12×	74	16,280
New York	$106,240	3,240	1.29×	47	12,473
Pennsylvania	$82,070	2,990	1.91×	71	10,727
Massachusetts	$134,850	2,610	2.77×	32	10,370
Florida	$97,340	—	—	28	9,716
Michigan	$127,230	2,120	1.86×	39	8,553
Ohio	$102,410	1,260	0.88×	38	8,140
Illinois	$135,430	1,040	0.66×	57	7,136
Indiana	$106,010	1,500	1.81×	26	6,782
Georgia	$131,260	700	0.55×	16	6,074
Virginia	$121,880	1,070	1.00×	41	5,565
North Carolina	—	1,450	1.13×	18	4,987
Colorado	$104,070	1,100	1.47×	21	4,867
Arizona	$108,540	370	0.44×	13	4,838
Maryland	$117,200	690	0.96×	25	4,521
New Jersey	$109,910	1,270	1.14×	23	4,458
Alabama	$103,580	650	1.19×	11	3,567
Utah	$105,180	320	0.71×	11	3,439
Wisconsin	$112,830	720	0.94×	18	3,204
Washington	$119,960	820	0.89×	30	3,051
Missouri	—	620	0.81×	21	3,037
Tennessee	$100,640	790	0.93×	21	2,423
Connecticut	$124,350	640	1.45×	13	2,369
South Carolina	$103,420	490	0.83×	15	2,251
Oklahoma	$99,790	470	1.06×	18	2,080
Iowa	$103,360	430	1.06×	16	2,065
Oregon	$106,840	610	1.20×	15	2,038
Minnesota	$108,390	560	0.73×	17	1,983
Kansas	$115,160	280	0.74×	9	1,562
Louisiana	$125,930	300	0.61×	10	1,542
Mississippi	$100,440	330	1.08×	12	1,471
Kentucky	$110,810	340	0.65×	12	1,381
New Mexico	$105,410	290	1.30×	10	1,106
Idaho	$112,240	180	0.82×	9	968
Arkansas	$104,210	120	0.35×	13	908
Rhode Island	$102,690	—	—	6	745
New Hampshire	$127,070	170	0.94×	5	720
North Dakota	$109,710	220	2.01×	5	707
West Virginia	$100,400	240	1.30×	9	689
Nevadalimited	$107,890	290	0.72×	2	667
Delawaremoderate	$130,730	210	1.67×	4	645
Montana	$101,170	280	2.14×	5	626
Nebraskamoderate	$95,860	390	1.48×	4	605
District of Columbiamoderate	$101,970	140	0.77×	4	572
South Dakotamoderate	$97,700	120	1.01×	3	569
Maine	$88,750	180	1.09×	6	420
Vermont	$104,110	90	1.15×	5	340
Wyoming	$103,380	120	1.67×	7	218
Alaskalimited	$109,600	40	0.48×	2	132

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

What they do day to day

Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as mechanics, hydraulics, and robotics.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate class discussions.

Skills

Learning Strategies4.1
Speaking4.1
Reading Comprehension4.0
Active Listening4.0
Critical Thinking3.9
Mathematics3.9
Writing3.9
Active Learning3.6

Knowledge areas

Engineering and Technology5.0
Design4.6
Computers and Electronics4.5
Mathematics4.5
English Language4.4
Physics4.2

Abilities

Oral Expression4.4
Speech Clarity4.3
Written Comprehension4.1
Oral Comprehension4.0
Deductive Reasoning3.9
Inductive Reasoning3.9

Core activities

Training and Teaching Others4.6
Thinking Creatively4.6
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.6
Analyzing Data or Information4.5
Processing Information4.4
Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.4

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How to become a Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary

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Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+

14.0101Engineering, General
14.0201Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
14.0202Astronautical Engineering
14.0299Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other
14.0301Agricultural Engineering
14.0401Architectural Engineering
14.0501Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
14.0601Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
14.0701Chemical Engineering
14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
14.0799Chemical Engineering, Other
14.0801Civil Engineering, General
14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
14.0803Structural Engineering
14.0804Transportation and Highway Engineering
14.0805Water Resources Engineering
14.0899Civil Engineering, Other
14.0901Computer Engineering, General
14.0902Computer Hardware Engineering
14.0903Computer Software Engineering
14.0999Computer Engineering, Other
14.1001Electrical and Electronics Engineering
14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
14.1099Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other

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Common questions

What degree do you need to become an Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Mechanical Engineering, which awarded 43,624 degrees in 2024-25, 21.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 61 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, plus 39 more. Together they graduate about 198,999 people a year.

How much do engineering teachers, postsecondary earn?+

The median is $109,270 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $61,550 at the 10th percentile to $210,370 at the 90th. 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +8.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career?+

986 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 61 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1032.

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.
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BLS Employment Projections
2024–34
Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
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IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)
Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
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College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohorts
Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
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Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest available
Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
Official source →
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018
Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
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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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