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Engineering at Western Kentucky University

Engineering at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

WKU Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

WKU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 60
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Western Kentucky University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 50
Civil Engineering 35
Electrical Engineering 27

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Industrial Engineers 5,410 $79,170
Mechanical Engineers 4,000 $84,380
Industrial Production Managers 3,800 $97,340
Civil Engineers 3,380 $82,840

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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