General Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Lehigh General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Lehigh General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Lehigh is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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.