Mechanical Engineering at Southern University and A & M College

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if Southern University and A & M College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,917. Of the 726 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern University and A & M College in 2021, 27 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

Southern University and A & M College Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Southern University and A & M College Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Southern University and A & M College 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 Southern University and A & M College 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	38
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	205
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	298

How Much Do ME Graduates from Southern University and A & M College Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern University and A & M College is $72,173. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University and A & M College in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern University and A & M College since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 73% 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 Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern University and A & M College also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 LA, the home state for Southern University and A & M College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220
Aerospace Engineers	70	$117,170

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.