Engineering Technologies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UL Lafayette

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UL Lafayette does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UL Lafayette Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Schools	238
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Schools	742

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #150 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 94 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering tech from UL Lafayette in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at UL Lafayette 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UL Lafayette Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 8 engineering tech students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UL Lafayette, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from UL Lafayette, 88% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	94
Energy Systems Technologies	8

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	13,310	$52,810
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	8,260	$50,670
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,820	$39,880
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	4,380	$43,640

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.