Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the me program at California Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.

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.

Caltech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Caltech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Caltech 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Caltech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of me master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
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 California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	51

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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
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