Mechanical Engineering at Gannon University

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

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,251. In 2021, 20 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Gannon.

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.

Gannon Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Gannon Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Gannon 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 Gannon 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
	172
	258

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in ME from Gannon. This makes it the #178 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Gannon Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gannon is $60,757. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from Gannon in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Gannon since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Gannon 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 Gannon University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gannon Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from Gannon in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• 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 PA, the home state for Gannon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Aerospace Engineers	940	$108,300

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.