Engineering Technologies at Eastern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 86 engineering tech majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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 Michigan Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering Tech

Eastern Michigan Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern Michigan performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Eastern Michigan 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 Focused Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools	39
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools	41
	94

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #49 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering tech, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Eastern Michigan. About 79% were men and 21% 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 Michigan since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Eastern Michigan Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 42 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering tech from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 67% 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 Michigan University with a master's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Michigan also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering-Related Fields	52
Engineering Technology (Other)	20
Mechanical Engineering Technology	15
Industrial Production Technology	14
Quality Control Technology	9
Computer Engineering Technology	9
General Engineering Technology	8
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	7
Electronics Engineering Technology	4

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	30,600	$36,550
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,360	$42,220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	13,410	$39,670

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.