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Engineering Technologies at Western Kentucky University

Engineering Technologies at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study engineering technologies, 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 has a total student population of 17,517.

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

WKU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WKU Engineering Technologies Rankings

The engineering tech major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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 Tech Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

8% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech 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 tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 32
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering tech master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from WKU, 100% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology 33
Quality Control Technology 4
Engineering-Related Fields 4

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,680 $39,510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 8,350 $38,030
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6,680 $39,640
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Industrial Engineers 5,410 $79,170

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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