Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.

RPI Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at RPI 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at RPI are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	86
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

RPI Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of me master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	289

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Industrial 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.