Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737.

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.

Auburn Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Auburn Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Auburn 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	188
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Auburn Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of me master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Auburn, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	285

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biological Engineering

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Aerospace Engineers	4,080	$115,820
Mechanical Engineers	3,430	$90,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Cost Estimators	2,160	$59,870
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.