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Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University

82 Bachelor's Degrees
#25 Overall Quality
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how NIU ranks in comparison to other schools with engineering technology programs.

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Engineering Technology Degrees Available at NIU

NIU Engineering Technology Rankings

The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #25 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering technology list. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology 7
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (With Aid) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) 15
Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology Graduates 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) 17
Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 20
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) 21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) 21
Best Engineering Technology Schools 25
Highest Paid Engineering Technology Graduates 26
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (With Aid) 26
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) 29
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) 32
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) 34
Best Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans 36
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) 40
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) 42

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northern Illinois University handed out 82 bachelor's degrees in engineering technology. This is a decrease of 19% over the previous year when 101 degrees were handed out.

NIU Engineering Technology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering technology majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering technology from NIU. About 5% of these graduates were women and the other 95% were men.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at NIU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 51% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in engineering technology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 42
Non-Resident Aliens 5
Other Races 3

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