General Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

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.

Tufts General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tufts General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Tufts 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Tufts since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at Tufts are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tufts General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts University with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 Magicpiano under License

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