Mechanical Engineering at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,969 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kennesaw State University in 2021, 227 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.

KSU Georgia Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

KSU Georgia Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at KSU Georgia 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 KSU Georgia 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 Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	198

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in ME from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #154 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from KSU Georgia Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $62,690. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at KSU Georgia awarded 227 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 89% of these degrees went to men with the other 11% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	113
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

KSU Georgia Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in ME from KSU Georgia. About 10% of these graduates were women and the other 90% were men.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KSU Georgia 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
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Robotics 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 Kennesaw State 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.