Mechanical Engineering at Thomas Jefferson University

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Thomas Jefferson University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,286. In 2021, 13 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Thomas Jefferson University.

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.

Thomas Jefferson University Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Thomas Jefferson University Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Thomas Jefferson University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Thomas Jefferson University 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	341
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	346

ME Student Demographics at Thomas Jefferson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Thomas Jefferson University.

Thomas Jefferson University Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at Thomas Jefferson University awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Thomas Jefferson University since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Thomas Jefferson University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Thomas Jefferson University 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
• Textile 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 PA, the home state for Thomas Jefferson University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Aerospace Engineers	940	$108,300

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.