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Engineering Technologies at Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technologies at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. In 2021, 139 engineering tech majors received their bachelor's degree from SHSU.

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.

SHSU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

SHSU Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at SHSU 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 SHSU 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
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Schools 747

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SHSU

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

SHSU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from SHSU. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 12% were women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at SHSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 78
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

SHSU 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 Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction Engineering Technology 65
Computer Engineering Technology 42
General Engineering Technology 22
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 9
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 54,090 $42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 50,500 $44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 50,120 $46,140
Construction Managers 29,620 $98,420

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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