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General Mechanical Engineering at Union College

If you plan to study General Mechanical Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Union College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Union College is in Schenectady, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 47 general mechanical engineering degrees were granted at Union College.

Online & Distance Learning at Union College

Union College delivers most coursework on campus; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Mechanical Engineering graduates at Union College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Mechanical Engineering graduates at Union College are 9% women (4) and 91% men (43).

General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Union College

Of the 47 bachelor’s general mechanical engineering graduates at Union College, 9% were women (4) and 91% were men (43).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Union College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	3

Minority students account for 19% of General Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Union College, below the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Mechanical Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Mechanical Engineering program at Union College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Mechanical Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Fuel Cell Engineers	$137,020
Automotive Engineers	$107,733
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Cost Estimators	$80,966
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Mechanical Engineers	$79,543
Aerospace Engineers	$63,328

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.