General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Knoxville General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UT Knoxville 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.

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	114
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Knoxville General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 74% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 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

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