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Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Western Kentucky University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a manufacturing tech school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's manufacturing tech program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Manufacturing Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Manufacturing Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Tech

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WKU offers distance education options for manufacturing tech at the following degree levels:

WKU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the manufacturing tech progam at WKU 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 manufacturing tech major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Manufacturing Engineering Technology. 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 Popular Online Manufacturing Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Online Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	9
Best Manufacturing Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools	12
Most Focused Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	19
	21
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	23
	26
Best Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	32
Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	32
Most Focused Manufacturing Engineering Basic Certificate Trade Schools	114
Most Focused Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	129

Manufacturing Tech Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the manufacturing tech majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

8% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of manufacturing tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in manufacturing tech at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in manufacturing tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU also has a doctoral program available in manufacturing tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Industrial Technology

Careers That Manufacturing Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in manufacturing 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Industrial Engineering Technicians	1,090	$55,750

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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