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Engineering Technologies at Northwestern University

Engineering Technologies at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwestern offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Northwestern Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

38% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of engineering tech master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 21
International Students 131
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technology (Other) 44
Engineering-Related Fields 33
Mechanical Engineering Technology 23
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 19

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 28,600 $41,610
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 27,250 $46,300
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Construction Managers 12,730 $95,020

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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