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General Engineering at Western Carolina University

General Engineering at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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

WCU General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

WCU General Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 34
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Engineering

General 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 Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 29

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Engineers 1,540 $83,900
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850

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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