Mechanical Engineering at Montana Technological University

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

Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and has a total student population of 1,650. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Montana Tech.

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.

Montana Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Montana Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Montana Tech 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 Schools	31
	31
	31
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	58
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	124
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126

ME Student Demographics at Montana Tech

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

Montana Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from Montana Tech. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Montana Tech 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 Technological University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Geoscience 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 Technological 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.