Undergraduate General Engineering at Western Carolina University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Western. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #6 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Western Undergraduate General Engineering Rankings

#136 in the U.S.

#6 in North Carolina

#27 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates Western as a strong choice for general engineering, coming in at #136 out of 272 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Engineering Schools	136 of 272
Best General Engineering Schools in North Carolina	6 of 15
Best General Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	27 of 61

Undergraduate General Engineering Degrees at Western

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	37

Western General Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University conferred 37 bachelor’s degrees in general engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western holds a strong position among schools offering general engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	6
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

Student Debt of General Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$25,550 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Western, general engineering graduates take on a median debt of $25,550 in student loans. This is higher than $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.

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

Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

$25,550 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

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

Learn more about Western tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 84% of general engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

The largest share of general engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Western are White. Roughly 70% 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 general engineering.

Ethnic diversity of General Engineering majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

Western conferred 37 bachelor’s completions in engineering, general recently — 16% to women and 84% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (70%).

Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #6
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #12
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #49

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.