Mechanical Engineering at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 137 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Boston U Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Boston U 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 Boston U 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
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in ME from Boston U. This makes it the #28 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $69,404. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from Boston U in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	44
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Boston U Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from Boston U. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.