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Engineering Technologies at Illinois State University

Engineering Technologies at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Illinois State Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 51
59
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 76
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
103
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 127
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools 199
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 242
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 488
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 1,144

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois State. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 47
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State 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

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology 23
Industrial Production Technology 21
Energy Systems Technologies 18

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 Illinois State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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