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.

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

Boston U Mechanical Engineering 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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	22
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Boston U Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of me master's degrees went to men and 36% went to 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	215

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.