Engineering Technologies at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,734. Of the 350 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of West Alabama in 2021, 21 of them were engineering technologies majors.

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.

University of West Alabama Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Alabama

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

University of West Alabama Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at University of West Alabama compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of West Alabama 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools	802

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

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

University of West Alabama Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

University of West Alabama does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of West Alabama with a associate's in engineering tech.

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

University of West Alabama Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technologies from University of West Alabama in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at University of West Alabama since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of West Alabama with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of West Alabama 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 University of West Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	12
Engineering Technology (Other)	9
Mechanical Engineering Technology	2

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	11,190	$34,960
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	9,580	$41,050
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	8,170	$41,050
Computer Programmers	7,750	$87,340
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.