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Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 74,795 students attend the school each year. Of the 14,829 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University - Tempe in 2021, 273 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

ASU - Tempe Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME
  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

ASU - Tempe Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at ASU - Tempe compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at ASU - Tempe is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
126

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in ME from ASU - Tempe. This makes it the #11 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from ASU - Tempe Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at ASU - Tempe is $66,177. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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ME Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 273 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from ASU - Tempe. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at ASU - Tempe are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 157
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

ASU - Tempe Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

13% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 120 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ASU - Tempe, about 87% were men and 13% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 29
International Students 75
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

ASU - Tempe also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Mechanical Engineers 4,770 $98,390
Cost Estimators 4,630 $66,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,490 $133,860
Aerospace Engineers 2,230 $107,230
Engineering Professors 420 $107,660

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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