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General Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

General Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study general mechanical engineering, 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 General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

SIUC General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at SIUC 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 SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

3% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 97% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 3% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 21
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Cost Estimators 5,600 $66,480
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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