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. Of the 2,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2021, 92 of them were mechanical engineering technology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the ME tech progam at SIUC 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	61

Earnings of SIUC ME Tech Graduates

The median salary of ME tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $57,372. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $58,773 for all ME tech students.

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

Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from SIUC in 2020-2021, 97% were men and 3% were women.

About 75% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in ME tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Industrial Production Technology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.