General Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAB General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAB General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UAB 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UAB are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 9% went to 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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

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