Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. In 2021, 173 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from IUPUI.

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.

IUPUI Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

IUPUI Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at IUPUI 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 IUPUI 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	158
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	181

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in ME from IUPUI. This makes it the #40 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IUPUI ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $65,146. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from IUPUI. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	109
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IUPUI Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of ME master's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Aerospace Engineers	540	$95,390

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.