Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from GaSou.

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.

GaSou Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GaSou Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at GaSou 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	123
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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ME from GaSou. This makes it the #210 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GaSou ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $61,923. 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 GaSou

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

GaSou Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from GaSou. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	126
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

GaSou Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in ME from GaSou. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from GaSou, 67% 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 Georgia Southern 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.