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Engineering at West Texas A&M University

Engineering at West Texas A&M University

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

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and approximately 10,036 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

West Texas A&M University Engineering Degrees Available

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

West Texas A&M University Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at West Texas A&M University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Engineering Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 26
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

West Texas A&M University Engineering Master’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from West Texas A&M University, 63% 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 West Texas A&M University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering 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 West Texas A&M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 45
Civil Engineering 15
General Engineering 6
Electrical Engineering 5
Environmental Engineering 4

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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 West Texas A&M University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Systems Software Developers 28,720 $110,740
Civil Engineers 24,460 $102,990
Mechanical Engineers 20,820 $105,570
Petroleum Engineers 19,260 $169,010

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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