Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. Of the 2,386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in 2021, 86 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.

Marquette Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Marquette Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Marquette performed in these rankings.

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 Marquette 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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	32
	36
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in ME from Marquette. This makes it the #163 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Marquette ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Marquette is $67,101. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette 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 Marquette 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Marquette Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 ME majors earned their master's degree from Marquette. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Marquette, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Mechanical Engineers	11,270	$79,360
Cost Estimators	4,210	$57,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Aerospace Engineers	50	$85,880

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.