Mechanical Engineering at Montana State University

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

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from MSU Bozeman.

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.

MSU Bozeman Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

MSU Bozeman Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at MSU Bozeman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at MSU Bozeman 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	80
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	169

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in ME from MSU Bozeman. This makes it the #178 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from MSU Bozeman Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Bozeman is $56,740. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at MSU Bozeman 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 Montana State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	134
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

MSU Bozeman Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at MSU Bozeman awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 100% 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 Montana State University with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Bozeman also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Industrial 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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Cost Estimators	1,070	$58,960
Mechanical Engineers	550	$77,140
Architectural and Engineering Managers	260	$125,330
Engineering Professors	80	$67,970

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.