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Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year. Of the 620 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Institute of Technology in 2021, 87 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Illinois 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 30
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools 110
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 117

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in ME from Illinois Tech. This makes it the #30 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Illinois Tech ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Tech is $63,252. 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 Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from Illinois Tech. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Illinois Tech since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Illinois Tech are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 44
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 68 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Tech in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Illinois Tech also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 2 students 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 IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Cost Estimators 5,600 $66,480
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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