Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,965 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 39 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.

UAB Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAB Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

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 UAB 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 Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in ME from UAB. This makes it the #111 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAB ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $63,241. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from UAB in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UAB since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAB Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from UAB. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB 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
• Other Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering
• Materials 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Aerospace Engineers	4,080	$115,820
Mechanical Engineers	3,430	$90,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Cost Estimators	2,160	$59,870
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.