Engineering Technology Major
Students graduate with an engineering technology degree ready to take on modern engineering challenges in industry and society. Engineering technology professionals are skilled innovators and leaders supporting sustainability, infrastructure and resources that advance progress through the applied practice of engineering. Careers include working diverse roles in manufacturing, automation, field-service, systems engineering, transportation, peace engineering, technical sales and just about anywhere you find engineers.
As a student, you will be immersed in a predominantly lab-based multi-disciplinary curriculum that develops students' ability to analyze a situation, bring designs from theory into reality and apply cross-disciplinary expertise to real-world problem-solving and implementation, using all available industrial and modeling tools. You will incorporate a system design perspective and gain experience with professional equipment such as industrial robots, 3D printing, renewable energy simulators and more.
Drexel Engineering's immersive coursework bridges design and technical application is taught by leading faculty with field expertise. You will gain invaluable experiential learning through co-op, a capstone senior design project and opportunities to put your knowledge into practice so that you are ready to start a career making an immediate impact.
Concentrations in Engineering Technology
Concentrations provide students the opportunity to develop deeper expertise in specialized areas of engineering technology, building advanced skills that go beyond the foundational curriculum.
- Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology: Prepares students to design, build, program, and maintain intelligent systems that power modern industry. This applied concentration combines mechanical systems, electronics, sensors, controls, and programming to create automated solutions used in manufacturing, robotics, logistics, and smart technologies. Students build expertise by working with robotic arms, programmable controllers, machine vision systems, and automation equipment while solving real-world engineering challenges. Graduates develop the practical technical skills and problem-solving mindset needed to keep advanced automated systems running efficiently and to help shape the future of robotics, Industry 4.0, and smart manufacturing.
- Mechanical Engineering Technology: Combines the power of mechanical design with the efficiency of modern production systems. This innovative field prepares students to design, develop, and manufacture the products that drive today’s industries—from precision components and automated machinery to advanced consumer products. Through applied, laboratory-based learning with cutting-edge technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD), robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing processes, students gain the practical skills needed to transform ideas into high-quality, real-world products. Graduates are equipped to improve production systems, enhance product performance, and lead innovation in industries like aerospace, automotive, energy, and advanced manufacturing. Build the future by mastering both the design of machines and the science of making them.
- Electrical Engineering Technology: The driving force behind the systems that power, connect, and control our modern world. This exciting field focuses on the practical application of electrical and electronic principles to design, install, test, and maintain technologies used in industries ranging from energy and telecommunications to automation and smart systems. Students gain laboratory and project-based experience with circuits, power systems, electronics, digital systems, and programmable controls while working with industry-standard tools and technologies. With a strong focus on real-world problem solving and applied learning, graduates are prepared to innovate in fields such as renewable energy, robotics, communication systems, and industrial automation. Step into a career that energizes innovation and powers the technologies of tomorrow.
- Systems and Industrial Engineering Technology: Focuses on designing smarter, more efficient systems for modern organizations. Rooted in a practice- and systems-based engineering approach, this field emphasizes systems thinking, process modeling, data-driven decision-making, and technology integration. Students gain cross-disciplinary experience with mechanical, electrical, and industrial systems while learning to analyze workflows and apply optimization techniques to improve quality, productivity, and sustainability.
Aligned with Industry 4.0, the curriculum introduces tools in automation, simulation, and data analytics that support smart manufacturing and intelligent infrastructure. Students also explore emerging concepts connected to Industry 5.0, including human-centered design and global logistics, preparing graduates to improve complex systems and drive innovation across industries.
For their senior design project, a team of Drexel Engineering Technology students set out to protect something meant to last
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Drexel Engineering Co-Op
Co-op crystallizes understanding of your chosen field. You come away knowing more about the options for a career path, your preferred work environment, and become more confident about the focus within your chosen discipline. The context you gain provides you with the ability to start your career ready to make a difference.
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Curriculum and Requirements
The Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Engineering technology students are required to successfully complete 186.5 credits for graduation with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology. The required courses degree expose students to all the engineering disciplines before branching into courses in the student’s chosen concentration.
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Minors
Students can minor in any area, not just engineering. Popular minors include business, environmental studies and many others. Explore the options for minors.
Career/Job Outlook
Careers in engineering technologies vary widely by industry and specialization. Titles can range from industrial engineer, to field engineer, quality engineer or electro-mechanical technologist and project engineer. Median salaries also vary by concentration, for example $101,140 for mechanical engineering related positions and $118,780 for electrical engineering related positions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some outcomes one year after graduation for Drexel alumni include:
- 94% of engineering technology majors are employed or in graduate school
- $74,333 average salary one year out for Drexel engineering technology graduates
- 64% received job offers from a former co-op employer
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