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.
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
References
External links Electronics - Taiwan 2.0 - The island’s electronics firms are in need of an upgrade - The Economist