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Quality Control Technology at Central Washington University

Quality Control Technology at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying quality control technology, 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 Quality Control Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Quality Control Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Control Tech

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CWU offers distance education options for quality control tech at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

CWU Quality Control Technology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The quality control tech major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Quality Control 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
Most Popular Online Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 4
Most Popular Online Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 4
Best Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 5
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Most Popular Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 13
Most Popular Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 21
Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools 30
Most Focused Quality Control Technology Trade Schools 44

How Much Do Quality Control Tech Graduates from CWU Make?

The median salary of quality control tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $68,024. This is 11% higher than $61,310, which is the national average for all quality control tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Quality Control Tech Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The quality control tech program at CWU awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its quality control tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentrations Within Quality Control Technology

Quality Control Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Safety & Health Technology 32

Careers That Quality Control Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in quality control 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
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 11,890 $59,310
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 3,000 $78,240
Environmental Engineering Technicians 450 $70,190

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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