Mechanical Engineering at Boise State University

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if Boise State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Boise State.

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.

Boise State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in ME (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Boise State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at Boise State 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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in ME from Boise State. This makes it the #154 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Boise State Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boise State is $61,725. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boise State, about 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Boise State 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Boise State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from Boise State. About 90% were men and 10% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Boise State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boise State also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Materials Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Cost Estimators	1,190	$60,400
Mechanical Engineers	950	$86,010
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.