Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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.

UAA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UAA 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	235
	275

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in ME from UAA. This makes it the #200 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $59,654. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from UAA in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UAA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAA, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640
Mechanical Engineers	430	$128,690
Cost Estimators	260	$83,450

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.