Industrial Technology at Eastern Illinois University

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

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 Industrial Technology section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Industrial Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Tech

EIU Industrial Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks industrial tech programs across the country. The following shows how EIU 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 industrial tech major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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
Best Value Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
Best Value Industrial Technology Schools	34
	35
Best Industrial Technology Trade Schools	37
	52
Most Popular Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	54
Most Focused Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	57
Most Popular Industrial Technology Trade Schools	117
Most Focused Industrial Technology Trade Schools	132

Industrial Tech Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial tech from EIU. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its industrial tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That Industrial Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial 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
Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,790	$55,700

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.