Undergraduate Engineering at Western Carolina University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Western. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #11 out of 12 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Majors in This Field
Bachelor’s Degrees

Western Undergraduate Engineering Rankings

#488 in the U.S.

#15 in North Carolina

#86 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Western highly for engineering, coming in at #488 out of 678 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Engineering Schools	488 of 678
Best Engineering Schools in North Carolina	15 of 20
Best Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	86 of 137

Undergraduate Engineering Degrees at Western

The table below lists every degree level available for engineering at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	53

Engineering Majors at Western

The engineering area of study at Western covers the following majors. Follow a link for the major’s detailed rankings and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering, General	37
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	16

Western Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University conferred 53 bachelor’s degrees in engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western is a solid choice among schools offering engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #11 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	11
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	61
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333

Student Debt of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$28,275 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Western, engineering graduates take on a median debt of $28,275 in student loans. This is above $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.

Student debt for Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at Western

Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,630 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$28,275 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,000	$5,000
Fees	$3,630	$3,630

Find out more about Western tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 87% of engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The largest share of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Western were White. Roughly 66% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s in engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Engineering majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	3

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.