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. Of the 3,055 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 33 of them were engineering technologies majors.

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

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• 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

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how WKU performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools	31

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from WKU. This makes it the #173 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from WKU. Of these graduates, 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 76% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 4 engineering tech students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WKU, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.