Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 144 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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.

NAU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NAU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at NAU 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.

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

Earnings of NAU ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $58,840. 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 NAU

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

NAU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 144 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	73
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

NAU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in ME from NAU. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from NAU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Environmental 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Mechanical Engineers	4,770	$98,390
Cost Estimators	4,630	$66,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Aerospace Engineers	2,230	$107,230
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.