Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Cornell 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	54
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of me master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	214

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural 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 Cornell 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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.