General Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mechanical engineering program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 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.

RIT General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

RIT General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at RIT 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% 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 RIT since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

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 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

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