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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Lehigh.

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
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Lehigh 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
	51
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	56
	129
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	132

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in ME from Lehigh. This makes it the #72 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Lehigh ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $68,497. This is 5% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The ME program at Lehigh awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 61% 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	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	58
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Lehigh Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ME master's degrees went to men and 10% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.