Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Western Michigan University

Every manufacturing engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the manufacturing tech program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Tech

WMU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the manufacturing tech progam at WMU 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 manufacturing tech major at WMU 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
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	8
Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	10
	22
Most Focused Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	24
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools	36
Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	67
Most Focused Manufacturing Engineering Trade Schools	177

Manufacturing Tech Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

The manufacturing tech program at WMU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 94% of these degrees went to men with the other 6% going to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in manufacturing tech at WMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in manufacturing tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Engineering Technicians	4,430	$54,320

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.