Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering/mechanical technology, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in ME Tech
• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

The me tech major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology. 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 Tech Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me tech majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of me tech associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in me tech at RIT are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. RIT does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in me tech graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a associate's in me tech.

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

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of me tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me tech at RIT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in me tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	61
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in me tech 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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,310	$60,000

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

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