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Engineering Technologies at Michigan Technological University

Engineering Technologies at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,873.

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.

Michigan Tech Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Michigan Tech does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

Michigan Tech Engineering Technologies Rankings

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

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 Michigan Tech 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 54
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 55
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 74
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 81
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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 172
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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 267
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools 306
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools 471

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering tech program at Michigan Tech awarded 79 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan Tech since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Michigan Tech 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 Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 70
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Michigan Tech 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering Technology 50
Engineering-Related Fields 17
Electronics Engineering Technology 12

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 Michigan Technological 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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