Engineering at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In 2021, 24 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

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

WIU Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

WIU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at WIU 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 major at WIU 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
Most Focused Engineering Schools	671

Engineering Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WIU, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU 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 Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	10
Mechanical Engineering	10
Electrical Engineering	3
Civil Engineering	1

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Mechanical Engineers	17,320	$92,030
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Industrial Production Managers	10,620	$104,540

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.