Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 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.

Fairfield U Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Fairfield U Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Fairfield U 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.

ME Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Fairfield U since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fairfield U Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of me master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Fairfield U, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairfield University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	38

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Computer 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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Mechanical Engineers	4,020	$94,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Cost Estimators	1,840	$74,910
Aerospace Engineers	1,130	$106,790
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280

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 Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.