The 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 West Texas A&M University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering tech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at West Texas A&M University was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering tech list. It is also ranked #5 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for West Texas A&M University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at West Texas A&M University was $477 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $406 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $5,748 | $7,195 |
Fees | $2,708 | $2,708 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,496 | $7,496 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,854 | $4,854 |
Learn more about West Texas A&M University tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of engineering tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from West Texas A&M University is $64,493 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $53,732.
West Texas A&M University 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 West Texas A&M University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering tech in 2019-2020, 10.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 12.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering tech at West Texas A&M University in 2019-2020, 40.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Engineering Technology | 10 |
*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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