Engineering Technologies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in engineering tech.

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.

NSU Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

NSU Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
	127
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	135
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	136
	157
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	168
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	181
Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	193
	271
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	309
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	320
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	467
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	597
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	746
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	772

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

NSU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a associate's in engineering tech.

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

NSU Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

The engineering tech program at NSU awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NSU 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	29
Electronics Engineering Technology	11
General Engineering Technology	7

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	13,310	$52,810
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	8,260	$50,670
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,820	$39,880
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	4,380	$43,640

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 Fitzed under License

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