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Engineering Technologies at Eastern Kentucky University

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Engineering Technologies at Eastern Kentucky University

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 149 of them were engineering technologies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Eastern Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from Eastern. This makes it the #118 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

16% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at Eastern are white. Around 81% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a associate's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Eastern Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Eastern. About 83% were men and 17% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 116
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Eastern Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering tech program at Eastern awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from Eastern, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology 116
Engineering-Related Fields 35
Industrial Production Technology 31
Computer Engineering Technology 12

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,680 $39,510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 8,350 $38,030
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6,680 $39,640
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Industrial Engineers 5,410 $79,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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