Mechanical Engineering at Dordt University

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Dordt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and approximately 1,662 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Dordt.

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.

Dordt Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Dordt Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Dordt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Dordt 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 Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	183
	242
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300

Earnings of Dordt ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dordt is $61,563. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Dordt

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

Dordt Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Dordt, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Dordt 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 Dordt University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dordt also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Electrical 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 IA, the home state for Dordt University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Mechanical Engineers	2,970	$80,530
Cost Estimators	2,160	$62,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.