Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

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.

Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Penn State University Park 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.

ME Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	260
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Penn State University Park Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of me master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Penn State University Park, 65% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Aerospace Engineers	940	$108,300

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.