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Mechanical Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Mechanical Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study mechanical engineering technology, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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

SIUC Mechanical Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

SIUC Mechanical Engineering Technology Rankings

The me tech major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me tech majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

7% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of me tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me tech at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in me tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 68
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a me tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Automotive Engineering Technology 92

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 27,250 $46,300
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 2,090 $60,940
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 60 $58,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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