Oklahoma·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-2199

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

All engineers not listed.

17 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 392 people a year. The job pays a median of $119,810 in Oklahoma across about 860 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEngineerLaser EngineerSolar DesignerDesign EngineerEnergy EngineerOptical EngineerProcess EngineerProject Engineer
Graduates / yr
392
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$119,810
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
860
people employed
Schools
17
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,543
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

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

6 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma
280
71.4%
13$67,734$24,375
2
CIP 14.9999In Oklahoma
42
10.7%
1$73,678$22,938
3
CIP 14.0401In Oklahoma
35
8.9%
2$73,510$25,790
4
CIP 14.0103In Oklahoma
20
5.1%
1$67,734$24,375
5
CIP 14.1201In Oklahoma
14
3.6%
3$57,457$24,706
6
CIP 14.4201In Oklahoma
1
0.3%
1$72,645$24,250

Top 17 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 17 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
60Engineering, Other68%75%
2Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
48Engineering, General56%$21,96497%
3Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
46Engineering, General81%
4University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus
Norman, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
40Architectural Engineering75%77%
5Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
33Engineering, General71%
6Metro Technology Centers
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
32Engineering, General35%
7Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Engineering, General$66,80557%$23,54399%
8Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shawnee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
26Engineering, General90%
9Rose State College
Midwest City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
25Engineering, General20%
10Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
20Applied Engineering48%
11Western Technology Center
Burns Flat, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
8Engineering, General74%
12Cameron University
Lawton, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
6Engineering, General31%
13Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
6Engineering, General26%
14Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering Physics/Applied Physics40%
15Seminole State College
Seminole, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
3Engineering, General40%
16Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
Fort Cobb, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
2Engineering, General68%
17University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
2Engineering Physics/Applied Physics37%78%

All 17 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwaterPublic603
Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmondPrivate not-for-profit481
Tulsa Technology CenterTulsaPublic461
University of Oklahoma - Norman CampusNormanPublic403
Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl RenoPublic331
Metro Technology CentersOklahoma CityPublic321
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsaPrivate not-for-profit301
Gordon Cooper Technology CenterShawneePublic261
Rose State CollegeMidwest CityPublic251
Meridian Technology CenterStillwaterPublic201
Western Technology CenterBurns FlatPublic81
Cameron UniversityLawtonPublic61
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiamiPublic61
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherfordPublic51
Seminole State CollegeSeminolePublic31

What engineers, all other earn in Oklahoma

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

Median annual in Oklahoma
$119,810
Mean annual
$115,900
Jobs in state
860
What the range looks like
10th pct$71,890Median$119,81090th pct$158,040
Versus the national median
-2.5%

U.S. median $122,930. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.51×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
$124,340median
580 jobs
Tulsa, OK
$107,240median
160 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 Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma.

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 280 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 71.4% 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 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Physics, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 392 people a year in Oklahoma.

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

The median is $119,810 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.5% below 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 Oklahoma?+

17 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 6 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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