Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Columbia 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	25
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of me master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	205

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.