Engineering Technologies at Wentworth Institute of Technology

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

WIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,389. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 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.

WIT 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

WIT Engineering Technologies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how WIT performed in these rankings.

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 WIT 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
	28
	29
	31
Best Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	36
	60
Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	79
Best Value Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Schools	121
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	148
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	180
Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	195
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	294
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	304
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	328
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	337
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	342
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	345
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Basic Certificate Trade Schools	355
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	590
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	599

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at WIT

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

WIT 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 majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering tech at WIT are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIT Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from WIT. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIT 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	19
Engineering-Related Technologies	12
Electronics Engineering Technology	2
Architectural 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 MA, the home state for Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	14,970	$45,780
Industrial Engineers	10,720	$102,210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	9,910	$46,510

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 Daderot under License

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