Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, 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 section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RIT Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at RIT 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 RIT

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

RIT Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	141
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

RIT Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of me master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from RIT, 75% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	57
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	206

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.