Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. In 2021, 176 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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.

BYU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

BYU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these rankings.

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 BYU 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 Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	2
	131

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in ME from BYU. This makes it the #102 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of BYU ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $63,211. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from BYU. About 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	155
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

BYU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in ME from BYU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from BYU, 89% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Computer 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Mechanical Engineers	3,600	$88,150
Cost Estimators	2,680	$65,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Aerospace Engineers	900	$105,320
Engineering Professors	320	$120,110

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.