General Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Cornell General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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.