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General Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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

NIU General Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

NIU General Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

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 engineering tech major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular General Engineering Technology Trade Schools	11
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
Most Focused General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Best General Engineering Technology Trade Schools	17
Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools	18
	18
	26
Most Focused General Engineering Technology Trade Schools	49

Earnings of NIU Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $54,379. This is less than $55,063, which is the national average of all engineering tech majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

5% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 82 engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NIU, about 95% were men and 5% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at NIU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	42
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within General Engineering Technology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technology	82

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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