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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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.

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Lehigh 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of me master's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	130

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Computer 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Aerospace Engineers	940	$108,300

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.