Engineering Technologies at Oregon Institute of Technology

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

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,323. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 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.

OIT Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OIT

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? OIT offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

OIT Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at OIT 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 OIT 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
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
	38
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	58
	70
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	88
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	274

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at OIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Oregon Institute of Technology.

OIT 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.

OIT does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with a associate's in engineering tech.

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

OIT Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at OIT 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 Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	60
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

OIT 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	65
Industrial Production Technology	10
Engineering-Related Technologies	10
Mechanical Engineering Technology	5
Electronics Engineering Technology	3

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 OR, the home state for Oregon Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6,840	$45,670
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,940	$43,540
Construction Managers	5,590	$98,110
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	4,670	$45,470

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 M.O. Stevens under License

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