Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Princeton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 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.

Princeton Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Princeton Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Princeton 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Princeton Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of me master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Princeton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	69

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Operations Research
• 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Cost Estimators	5,270	$75,340
Mechanical Engineers	5,090	$95,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Aerospace Engineers	1,840	$115,850

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.