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Engineering Technologies at Grand Valley State University

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

GVSU Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 engineering tech major at GVSU 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 Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	20
	56
Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools	71
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	77
	88
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	117
	148
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	178
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	184
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	284
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	542
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	649
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	699
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,238

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU 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

The following engineering tech concentations are available at Grand Valley State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Quality Control Technology	23
Engineering-Related Fields	3

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	30,600	$36,550
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,360	$42,220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	13,410	$39,670

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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