Engineering Technologies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SIUC Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

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 SIUC 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	12
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from SIUC. This makes it the #91 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 204 engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 96% were men and 4% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	145
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering tech from SIUC in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from SIUC, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC 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

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	104
Mechanical Engineering Technology	92
Electronics Engineering Technology	27
General Engineering Technology	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	28,600	$41,610
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	27,250	$46,300
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.