Engineering at Wichita State University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Wichita State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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

WSU Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

WSU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at WSU 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #153 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	142
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

WSU Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

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 Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Engineering	127
Mechanical Engineering	102
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	89
Biomedical Engineering	65
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	45
Computer Engineering	25
Manufacturing Engineering	10
Systems Engineering	4

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Software Applications Developers	5,570	$85,380
Industrial Engineers	2,920	$79,580
Mechanical Engineers	2,710	$82,210
Civil Engineers	2,340	$82,340
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.