<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>How many degrees does the engineering department offer?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE Degree_Programs (department_id VARCHAR); CREATE TABLE Departments (department_id VARCHAR, department_name VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Departments AS T1 JOIN Degree_Programs AS T2 ON T1.department_id = T2.department_id WHERE T1.department_name = 'engineer'</codeend><|end|>