Engineering Technologies at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530.

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.

UT Permian Basin Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

UT Permian Basin Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at UT Permian Basin 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 UT Permian Basin 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	133
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	166
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	649
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	811

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

UT Permian Basin Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 engineering tech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Permian Basin, about 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Permian Basin since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at UT Permian Basin are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Permian Basin 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 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial Production Technology	29

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.