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Synopses of new reports in the Report Library on the Engineering Trends Web Site engtrends.com

1. "Master's and Doctoral Degrees Awarded in States; Comparison of AY2006-07 to AY2000-01; Data from Six Larger Disciplines Are Included As Well As Overall Engineering"
2. "Global Undergraduate Engineering Degrees Increased 45% from AY1999-00 through AY2003-04; An Analysis of Growth in Global Regions and in the Twenty-Five Countries That Awarded 90% of the Degrees"
3. "Salaries of Engineering Faculty Members; Have We Entered a Period of "Zero Growth?"

Degrees Since 1945 Has Been Updated on the Engineering Trends Web site

New Studies Underway at Engineering Trends

Notice to Engineering Trends Members - New My Membership Page on the Web Site

Organizational Memberships in Engineering Trends Are Now Available

Synopses of New Reports in the Report Library on the Engineering Trends Web Site

Master's and Doctoral Engineering Degrees Awarded in States; Comparison of AY2006-07 to AY2000-01; Data from Six Larger Disciplines Are Included As Well As Overall Engineering (Report 0209A)

Engineering Trends continues to monitor the awarding of engineering degrees by colleges in states of the US - a form of state-to-state benchmarking. The data are provided to assist universities in efficient enrollment planning. In addition, industrial organizations can use this information to increase the efficiency of on-campus recruiting by targeting specific geographical regions that best support their needs.

This report compares master's and doctoral engineering degrees awarded in states in AY2006-07 to those awarded in AY2000-01. Data from engineering programs in the District of Columbia and in Puerto Rico are included. Individual engineering disciplines (biological (bioengineering and biomedical), chemical, civil, computer (including computer science degrees awarded in engineering colleges and universities with engineering programs), electrical and mechanical engineering) are analyzed as well as data for engineering as a whole.

Data presented and analyzed for the individual engineering disciplines and overall engineering in the states include master's and doctoral degrees awarded, rankings of states in regard to degree growth, rankings of states in regard to overall degrees and comparisons of degree growth in various states to degrees awarded per capita in the various disciplines studied.

Global Undergraduate Degrees Increased 45% from AY1999-00 through AY2003-04; An Analysis of Growth in Global Regions and in the Twenty-Five Countries That Awarded 90% of the Degrees (Report 0209B)

Over the period from AY1999-00 through AY2003-04, the number of undergraduate degrees awarded globally increased by 45.1% (from 1,011,155 to 1,466,758). Asian universities produced 57.9% of this increase; European universities accounted for 22.1%.

In AY2003-04, 89.9% of the undergraduate engineering degrees awarded globally were from twenty-five countries in six geographical regions: Asia (6), Middle East (2), Europe (9), North America (3), South America (4) and Oceania (1).

This report analyzes the undergraduate degree growth from AY1999-00 through AY2003-04 in seven global regions (Sub-Saharan Africa was included with the six mentioned above). In addition, information for the twenty-five countries was evaluated in terms of degrees per capita. Recent growth trends in degrees awarded for these countries were also evaluated.

Salaries of Engineering Faculty Members; Have We Entered a Period of "Zero Growth?" (Report 0209C)

Median faculty salaries for all three academic ranks grew continuously from AY1993-94 through AY2003-04 for both PhD-granting and non-PhD-granting engineering colleges. For PhD-granting colleges, the median salary increases for full, associate and assistant professors during this period were 44.6%, 41.8% and 43.2%, respectively. For non-PhD-granting colleges, the respective increases were 48.7%, 36.4% and 45.7%.

Some "softening" in the salary growth was indicated by the 2006 salary survey. The most recent survey (2008) indicated that median salary growth at all three academic levels in both PhD-granting and non-PhD-granting colleges has essentially ceased.

This study examined the statistical spread in salaries in the latest survey. Upper decile and quartile salaries were compared to the lower decile and quartile salaries as well as the median and mean salaries for each of the three academic levels. The data suggest that increases in the "upper" salaries and decreases in the "lower" salaries have resulted in essentially "no growth" in median salaries.

The study also considered the spectrum of median and mean salaries in seven engineering disciplines (aerospace, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, materials and mechanical engineering). Comparisons were made for "combined salaries" in order to have a meaningful sample size. The "combined" data included all academic levels, PhD- and non-PhD-granting colleges and both academic year and calendar year contracts. The results indicated a salary spread of about $10k to $15k over the entire faculty member age span.

Degrees Since 1945 Has Been Updated on the Engineering Trends Web site

The Degrees Since 1945 page on the Engineering Trends Web site has been updated. Recent data have been added. In addition, this page now contains a more complete collection of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) data for previous years. We will continue to expand our coverage of ASEE data from past years as part of our annual updating of Degrees Since 1945.

New Studies Underway at Engineering Trends

A companion study to that in Report 0209B (synopsis presented above), but directed to engineering doctoral degrees awarded globally is underway. The study examines degrees awarded in seven global regions and the twenty-five countries that award the largest numbers of doctorates.

A study was just initiated on faculty gender and ethnicity. Both college and discipline data through AY2006-07 are being examined.

Undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded to foreign nationals by engineering colleges and disciplines are being studied.

Notice to Engineering Trends Members - New My Membership Page on the Web Site

A new page was added to the Engineering Trends Web site - My Membership. This page contains the most recent contact information for a member. Members are encouraged to provide updates of their contact information. Access to My Membership is via the member's username and password. The My Membership page also contains the expiration date of the membership.

Organizational Memberships in Engineering Trends Are Now Available

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Engineering Trends specializes in client-defined studies comparing engineering colleges and departments at individual universities.  We follow closely enrollment and degree trends for the US and individual engineering colleges.  Our predictions of engineering degree trends have been credible.  We would be pleased to assist you in your activities in this regard.  Engineering Trends has the capability to provide rapid responses and accurate analyses at low cost to our clients.  All studies are based upon a no-cost quotation specifying the scope of the study and the delivery time, as well as the cost.

We welcome your suggestions of reports to be added to the Report Library section of our Web site and reviewed in forthcoming newsletters.  You may contact us via our Web site www.engtrends.com, info@engtrends.com and/or (906) 482-1523.  We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Richard W. Heckel
Founder & Technical Director
rheckel@engtrends.com