Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Rutgers New Brunswick compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	105
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	275

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in ME from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #80 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Rutgers New Brunswick ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $61,256. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 170 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	76
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Rutgers New Brunswick Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in ME from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 12% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Ceramic Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.