Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 121 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.

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	15
	23
	28
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	32

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in ME from Cornell. This makes it the #24 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Cornell ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $72,114. This is 11% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from Cornell. About 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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	27
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	50
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cornell Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 76 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cornell, about 71% were men and 29% were 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	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.