General Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Princeton General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

In the general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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