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Mechanical Engineering at Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering at Hofstra University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Hofstra University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Hofstra Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

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 Hofstra 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools 280

Earnings of Hofstra ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $59,472. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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ME Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

6% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from Hofstra. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 21
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers 11,280 $91,820
Cost Estimators 10,150 $75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Aerospace Engineers 320 $115,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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