Engineering Technologies at Central Washington University

Every engineering technologies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering tech program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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.

CWU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

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 tech major at CWU 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 Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	21
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	39
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	56
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	59
	61
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	89
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	105
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	213
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	214
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	708

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

CWU 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 Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology	32
Mechanical Engineering Technology	30
Industrial Production Technology	21
Electronics Engineering Technology	9

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	13,420	$49,680
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	11,890	$59,310
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.