by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Engineering Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering tech, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, NJIT is the best school in the United States for engineering tech majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for NJIT.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NJIT paid an average of $1,289 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $549 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,448 | $30,160 |
| Fees | $3,226 | $3,226 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,900 | $2,900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,900 | $13,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,100 | $4,100 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Engineering Tech students who received their bachelor’s degree at NJIT took out an average of $24,726 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,266.
The median early career salary of engineering tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NJIT is $61,814 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $53,732.
NJIT does not offer an online option for its engineering tech bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NJIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.3% of the engineering tech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 12.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.7% of the engineering tech bachelor’s degrees at NJIT in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 37 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
General Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | 214 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general engineering technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 7 |
*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.
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