ATLANTA (July 16, 2007) — The Georgia Institute of Technology is the top overall producer of African-American engineers in the United States, according to Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
For the 2005-2006 academic year, Georgia Tech was ranked No. 1 in undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded to African-American students with 120 degrees, up from 117 during the 2004-2005 academic year.
Other top five degree producers at the undergraduate level include North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Southern University and A&M College and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. magazine’s annual college rankings report.
GaTech, NC A&T, NC State, Raleigh, Southern A&M, and FAMU. Three HBCUs.
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Georgia Tech was also the No. 1 producer of African-American doctoral graduates in engineering with 11 graduates, up from 4 the previous academic year.
Other top five producers of African-American doctoral engineering graduates include Morgan State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Florida and North Carolina A&T State University.
Georgia Tech was No. 2 in engineering master’s degrees awarded to African-American students with 28 degrees, down slightly from 29 during the previous academic year when Tech held the top spot.
The top spot for master’s degrees awarded to African-American engineering students is now held by North Carolina A&T State University, a historically black university. Other top five producers include Southern Methodist University, University of Florida and University of Michigan.
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