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Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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

West Virginia University Tech is located in Beckley, West Virginia and approximately 1,645 students attend the school each year. Of the 218 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2021, 51 of them were engineering majors.

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 Virginia University Tech Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

West Virginia University Tech Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at West Virginia University Tech 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 major at West Virginia University Tech 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
125
127
Most Popular Engineering Schools 379

Engineering Student Demographics at West Virginia University Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

West Virginia University Tech Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at West Virginia University Tech 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 West Virginia University Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 37
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

West Virginia University Tech also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 17
Electrical Engineering 13
Civil Engineering 11
Chemical Engineering 10

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Civil Engineers 1,510 $82,210
Software Applications Developers 1,110 $87,490
Industrial Production Managers 890 $108,490
Cost Estimators 890 $63,890
Industrial Engineers 590 $94,480

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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