Industrial Technology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every industrial 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 industrial tech program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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

NSU Industrial Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Tech

NSU Industrial Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the industrial 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 industrial tech major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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 Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	19
	31
Most Popular Industrial Technology Trade Schools	32
Best Value Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	37
Most Focused Industrial Technology Trade Schools	39
	48
Best Industrial Technology Trade Schools	51
Best Value Industrial Technology Schools	56

Industrial Tech Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in industrial tech from NSU. About 10% of these graduates were women and the other 90% were men.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial tech at NSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its industrial 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 industrial tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

Careers That Industrial Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial 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
Industrial Engineering Technicians	450	$74,930

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.