Engineering education in Taiwan
Engineering is one of the most popular majors among universities in Taiwan. The engineering degrees are over a quarter of the bachelor's degrees in Taiwan. Because high-technology manufacturing is the main industry in Taiwan, there are many career opportunities for engineering majors in the country.[citation needed]
Engineering Majors
Out of the top fifty popular majors in Taiwanese Universities, there are eleven engineering majors in the list.
| Number | Majors | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Electrical Engineering | 34,846 |
| 5 | Information Technology | 30,874 |
| 6 | Electronic Engineering | 30,255 |
| 7 | Mechanical Engineering | 30,029 |
| 13 | Industrial Engineering | 13,073 |
| 22 | Civil Engineering | 8,493 |
| 28 | Chemical and Material Engineering | 6,465 |
| 29 | Communication Engineering | 6,127 |
| 31 | Chemical Engineering | 5,854 |
| 33 | Architectural Engineering | 5,814 |
| 38 | Computer Engineering | 4,925 |
| Total 176,755/609256 |
National Engineering Universities
- National Taiwan University (NTU)
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST)
- National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)
- National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT)
- National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU)
- National Central University (NCU)
- National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)
- National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
- National Chung Cheng University (CCU)
- National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
- Shu-Te University (STU)
- National Kaohsiung Marine University (NKMU)
- National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYU)
See also
- Engineering education
- Nuclear power in Taiwan
- Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan
- Education in Taiwan