Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 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.

Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Georgia Tech 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.

There were 61 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Georgia Tech are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	227
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	103
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	794

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Robotics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Cost Estimators	4,880	$67,190
Mechanical Engineers	4,750	$84,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Aerospace Engineers	2,550	$114,160
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

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 Disavian under License

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