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Biomedical and electrical/computer engineering are among the fastest growing fields in terms of degrees awarded while civil and chemical are among those experiencing the greatest declines
| 1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Avg. Annual Growth |
|
| Bachelor's | 62,372 |
63,731 |
65,113 |
67,301 |
2.6% |
| Biomedical | 842 |
1,058 |
1,049 |
1,254 |
14,2% |
| Electrical/Computer Eng. | 18,450 |
19,843 |
21,289 |
21,812 |
5.7% |
| Civil | 10,074 |
9,438 |
8,812 |
8,799 |
-4.4% |
| Chemical | 6,271 |
6,009 |
5,779 |
5,570 |
-3.9% |
| Master's | 29,865 |
29,968 |
30,913 |
31,346 |
1,6% |
| Biomedical | 376 |
430 |
474 |
622 |
18.3% |
| Electrical/Computer Eng. | 9,828 |
9,778 |
10,406 |
10,127 |
1.0% |
| Civil | 4,121 |
3,957 |
3,784 |
3,785 |
-2.8% |
| Chemical | 1,314 |
1,234 |
1,172 |
1,085 |
-6.2% |
| Ph.D's | 5,945 |
5,990 |
6,085 |
5,802 |
-0.8% |
| Biomedical | 153 |
188 |
188 |
199 |
9.2% |
| Electrical/Computer Eng. | 1,730 |
1,813 |
1,847 |
1,658 |
-1.4% |
| Civil | 646 |
585 |
603 |
673 |
1.4% |
| Chemical | 627 |
646 |
662 |
632 |
0.3% |
Statistics compiled by Michael Gibbons, American Society for Engineering Education
