Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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 Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAF Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAF Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UAF 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.

ME Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UAF since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Fairbanks with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAF Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of me master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from UAF, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks 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	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	28

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Geoscience 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 Fairbanks.

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.