Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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

CWU Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

CWU Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME tech programs across the country. The following shows how CWU 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 ME tech major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology. 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
	13
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	19
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	25
	31
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	32
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	34
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	48
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	81

ME Tech Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ME tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,010	$65,300

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.