General Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at University of Alaska Anchorage stacks up to those at other schools.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 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.

UAA General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAA General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UAA 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 UAA

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

UAA General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UAA 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 Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAA General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

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