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Mechanical Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico and approximately 4,367 students attend the school each year. Of the 407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico in 2021, 73 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.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME
  • Master’s Degree in ME

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 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 14
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools 19
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 92
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 176
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools 195
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 209

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ME from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. This makes it the #210 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

ME Student Demographics at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

8% Women
99% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% 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 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 72
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico with a master's in ME.

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

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PR, the home state for Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Occupation Jobs in PR Average Salary in PR

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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