Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 155 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.

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at UT Knoxville 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.

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in ME from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #93 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Knoxville ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $67,222. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	125
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 ME majors earned their master's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UT Knoxville, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mechanical Engineers	3,950	$87,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Cost Estimators	2,870	$63,770
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Aerospace Engineers	300	$88,180

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.