Engineering Technologies at Northeastern State University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if Northeastern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 engineering tech majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NSU does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how NSU 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 NSU 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 Online Engineering Technologies Schools	126
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from NSU. This makes it the #165 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

NSU Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering Technologies from NSU in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the engineering tech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

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

NSU 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

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Northeastern State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology	62
Engineering-Related Fields	5
Engineering Technology (Other)	2

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	9,970	$46,040
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,300	$40,240
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,920	$45,060
Software Applications Developers	4,320	$86,360
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3,710	$43,810

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.