Mechanical Engineering at Howard 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 Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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.

Howard Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Howard Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Howard 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.

ME Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Howard Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of me master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	26

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Mechanical Engineers	620	$112,780
Cost Estimators	400	$93,880
Aerospace Engineers	310	$138,480

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.