Mechanical Engineering at George Fox University

Every 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 ME program at George Fox University stacks up to those at other schools.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,106. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from GFU.

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.

GFU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

GFU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how GFU 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 GFU 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
	215
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	267
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	291

ME Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at GFU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GFU 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
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Mechanical Engineers	4,090	$85,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Cost Estimators	2,980	$71,490
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400
Aerospace Engineers	170	$109,250

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.