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Engineering Technologies at Eastern Illinois University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

EIU Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 EIU 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
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	157
	165
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	185
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	257
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	261
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	277
	281
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,056
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,229

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from EIU. About 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at EIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	6
Industrial Production Technology	2

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	28,600	$41,610
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	27,250	$46,300
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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
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