Welding Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University

Every welding engineering technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the welding engineering tech program at LeTourneau University stacks up to those at other schools.

LETU is located in Longview, Texas and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Welding Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

LETU Welding Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Welding Engineering Tech

LETU Welding Engineering Technology Rankings

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

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 welding engineering tech major at LETU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Welding Engineering 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 Focused Welding Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Welding Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
	3
Best Value Welding Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Welding Engineering Trade Schools	9
Best Value Welding Engineering Schools	11
	11
Most Popular Welding Engineering Trade Schools	14

Welding Engineering Tech Student Demographics at LETU

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

LETU Welding Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering Technology from LETU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical welding engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at LETU since its program graduates 35% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in welding engineering tech at LETU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Welding Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in welding 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 TX, the home state for LeTourneau University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Engineering Technicians	7,580	$66,630

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.