Studying Engineering in the USA

The USA is a prime destination for engineering and research. It has some of the best engineering programs in the world. Also, did you know engineering courses in the US are accredited by the American Society for Engineering Education? Yes, assuring the quality of the program! Here are other reasons for choosing the US for pursuing engineering courses:

Engineering courses in US universities have been designed to equip students with practical knowledge of the field and gear them for the next level. You will be trained to work in a corporate space. Universities also offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the field of Engineering.

An engineering course gives you the opportunity to work under professors for the enhancement of practical skills. Also, there are a lot of scholarship opportunities for students to study engineering courses in the USA.

According to the US New Rankings 2023, 8 of the top 10 universities in the world are in the USA* and 2 of the top 10 universities for engineering are in the USA*.

Each year lot of international students opt for the USA to pursue their career in engineering. According to Open Doors Report, 135,592 international students are enrolled in one of the most popular among international students, engineering majors in the United States.

The USA also offers Optional Practical Training (OPT) visa for up to 36 months, to gain experience in your respective field. The USCIS provides the opportunity for full-time international students on F1 visa status to gain temporary employment that is directly related to their field of study. Also, Non-STEM graduates may receive up to 12 months of authorisation for employment.

Understand the benefits of OPT and CPT in the USA

Many of America's most successful alumni have benefited from taking engineering courses and have gone on to have successful careers.

Ratan Tata (b. 1937): Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons who has a B.S. in Architecture from Cornell University (1962), completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School in 1975

Anil Ambani (b. 1959): Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance ADA Group He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Rahul Bajaj (b. 1938): Rahul Bajaj, Chairman of the Bajaj He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School

• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: Winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; PhD in Physics, Ohio University; graduate in Biology, California University

• Vinod Khosla: Co-founder, Sun Microsystems; Master’s in Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon; MBA, Stanford University

• Sabeer Bhatia: Hotmail founder; BS from Caltech; MS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

• Satya Nadella: Microsoft CEO; MS in Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MBA, Booth School of Business

• Sundar Pichai: Google CEO; MS in Material Sciences and Engineering, Stanford; MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Here are some of our top partner universities that can be on your list for engineering courses:

• Arizona state university

• UT Arlington

• University of Houston

• University of Maryland Baltimore

• University of Arizona

• IOWA State University

• University of Delaware

• University of Cincinnati

The cost of studying in the USA can be a bit on the expensive side but there are various scholarship programs to get you covered for pursuing your higher education. Here is the approx. tuition fee that you must be prepared to pay:

The expenses mentioned above for the respective courses are based on the number of credits that the student completes. For undergraduate courses, a student needs to finish 120 credits in their 4 years of study.

For Master's degree courses, there are MS and MS thesis courses, where a student completes their degree with 30-36 credits, and can earn scholarships or assistantships/stipends if they are able to work with any professor or earn the assistantships by the department. For doctorate courses in the US, the expenses are completely funded by the faculty under whom the student would be supervised for their research work. Students are able to earn stipends in the form of Teaching and Research as they work closely with the Faculties involved in various Research Departments.

The US has a wide range of universities, including public, research-based, and private schools. All of these schools are accredited by the ABET organisation. If you are looking for a country with a strong engineering and research industry, the US is the best option.

Here’s a list of tech companies (as per Forbes Rankings) that can be on your list after pursuing an engineering degree:

• Google

• Yahoo

• Apple

• Amazon

• Microsoft

• Facebook

• Johnson & Johnson

• JPMorgan Chase

• Oracle

• Pfizer

• Intel

• PepsiCo

• Cisco

• Boeing

• LinkedIn

• Ford

The trend and scope and a number of research opportunities and funding available in engineering and STEM fields in the US. American universities offer a range of specialisations in engineering. Here are your options:

Computer Engineering: 

Chemical Engineering 

 Civil Engineering 

 Electrical and Computer Engineering 

 Industrial Engineering 

 Mechanical Engineering 

The US is a hub of tech opportunities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the employment of engineers is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, with an estimated 140,000 new job opportunities being created between 2016 and 2026. In 2016, engineers had a median annual salary of $91,010, which is more than double the median salary for all workers.

*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program

Also, according to the current trend, an engineer weekly earns about 1,750 $, * which is way above other industries and the second highest paying profession in the US.*

*Source: https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/employment-levels-by-industry.htm

If you want to build a successful career in the field of engineering, then US is the place to be! To know more about studying engineering in the US get in touch with our international education experts at IDP. They will help you with the university, courses selection process.