Engineering Technologies at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NC State Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at NC 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 NC 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	136
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	144
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
	201
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	227
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	286
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	314
	363
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	556
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	662
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	662
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,256

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from NC State. About 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at North Carolina State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Control Technology	37

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	22,610	$41,620
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	19,850	$37,370
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	14,370	$43,190
Construction Managers	11,220	$109,520

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.