Mechanical Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School

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 Naval Postgraduate School stacks up to those at other schools.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and approximately 2,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

Naval Postgraduate School Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME

Naval Postgraduate School Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

Naval Postgraduate School Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in ME from Naval Postgraduate School. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 62% 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 Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Robotics Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• Nuclear 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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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.