Engineering Technologies at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 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.

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at University of the District of Columbia 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 University of the District of Columbia 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 Associate Degree Trade Schools	144
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	197
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	252
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	280
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	426
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	556

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Technologies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in engineering tech only graduates about 14% women each year. The program at University of the District of Columbia may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering tech graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of the District of Columbia Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

The engineering tech program at University of the District of Columbia awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 University of the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

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

University of the District of Columbia 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering Technology	29
Electronics Engineering Technology	5
Architectural Engineering Technology	2
Mechanical Engineering Technology	1

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

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