Engineering Technologies at Utah Valley University

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Utah Valley University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 engineering tech majors received their bachelor's degree from UVU.

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.

UVU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Engineering Tech (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at UVU 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 Associate Degree Schools	55
Best Value Engineering Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	83
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 16% women each year. The program at UVU may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at UVU are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UVU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from UVU. About 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering-Related Fields	59
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	35
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	24
Engineering-Related Technologies	13
Mechanical Engineering Technology	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	6,470	$39,450
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6,460	$42,840
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	4,580	$45,210

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.