Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University

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 Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 4,025. Of the 708 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clarkson University in 2021, 160 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

Clarkson Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Clarkson 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	88
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	157
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	276

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in ME from Clarkson. This makes it the #87 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Clarkson Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clarkson is $66,506. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	140
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Clarkson Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in ME from Clarkson. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Clarkson, 67% 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 Clarkson University with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Clarkson also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.