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Engineering Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year.

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.

RPI Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

RPI Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at RPI 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 RPI 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
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Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	69
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	79
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	285
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	296
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	558

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

14% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from RPI. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RPI 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	76

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	34,370	$44,350
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	22,890	$42,580
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	19,160	$59,780

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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