Engineering Technologies at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and has a total student population of 6,398. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 1 student 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.

Pitt State Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Pitt State Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Pitt State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Pitt 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
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	24
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	25
Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	52
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	85
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Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	88
Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools	90
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Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	192
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	203
	222
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	257
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	334
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	841

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Pitt State

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

Pitt State 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.

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

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

Pitt State Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt State since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Pitt 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	107
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pitt 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

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pittsburg State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering Technology	72
Industrial Production Technology	51
Engineering-Related Fields	13
Quality Control Technology	10
Construction Engineering Technology	10
Engineering Technology (Other)	7
Electronics Engineering Technology	5

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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	6,640	$44,850
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	6,560	$40,670
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	6,260	$43,830
Software Applications Developers	5,570	$85,380
Industrial Engineers	2,920	$79,580

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.