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 #3 out of 12 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Engineering Degrees Available 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

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 #3 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	11
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	61
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
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

Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

Western awarded 37 bachelor’s degrees in engineering, general recently — 16% to women and 84% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (70%).

Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #1
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #3
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #6
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #9
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #12

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor’s)

Western granted 16 bachelor’s completions in electrical and electronics engineering in the latest year of data — 6% to women and 94% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (56%).

Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #2
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #4
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #27
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #54
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #116

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.