Mechanical Engineering at Union College New York

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Union College New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and has a total student population of 2,047. Of the 542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union College New York in 2021, 38 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.

Union College Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Union College Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Union College performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Union College 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 Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	46
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
	186
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	266
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289

How Much Do ME Graduates from Union College Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Union College is $63,637. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Union College New York.

Union College Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from Union College in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Union College also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 NY, the home state for Union College New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.