General Mechanical Engineering at Thomas Jefferson University

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering school? To help you decide if Thomas Jefferson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mechanical engineering program.

Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,286 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.

Thomas Jefferson University General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Thomas Jefferson University General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Thomas Jefferson University 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 Thomas Jefferson University

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

Thomas Jefferson University General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Thomas Jefferson University since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 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.