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Engineering Schools in Birmingham

Birmingham, AL (population: 226,152) has seven engineering schools within its city limits. Birmingham Southern College, the highest ranked school in the city with an engineering program, has a total student population of 1,549. It is the 215th highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Alabama (#1 is Auburn University Main Campus).

Engineering students from Birmingham schools who go on to become engineers, audio engineers, aerospace engineers, automotive engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,590. Also, Aerospace engineers make on average $96,270 per year and there are about 70,570 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Birmingham-Hoover area alone, there are ** employed aerospace engineers earning an average salary of $110,660. Architecture and engineering employees in this area earn $64,710/yr and there are 6,940 employed.

Birmingham lies in Jefferson county, which is one of the 67 counties in Alabama. Overall, the Birmingham-Hoover area has 494,530 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $40,060 average annual salary. Thus, about 14 out of every 1000 jobs in Birmingham are held by architecture and engineering employees, and **/1000 are held by aerospace engineers.

Of the 7 engineering schools in Birmingham, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Virginia College-Birmingham comes out as the most expensive ($21,586/yr) for engineering students, with Jefferson State Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,192/yr.

Engineering Programs in Birmingham

Birmingham Southern College

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Samford University

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Computer Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Materials Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Virginia College-Birmingham

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Herzing College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Jefferson State Community College

• Engineering technologies/technicians
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Engineering Technology, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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Related Subjects - Schools in or near Birmingham

• Aerospace Engineering
• Audio Engineering
• Automotive Technology
• Aviation
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
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