Mechanical Engineering at University of Arizona

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if University of Arizona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 117 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona.

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.

University of Arizona Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at University of Arizona 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in ME from University of Arizona. This makes it the #115 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $65,774. This is 1% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Arizona, about 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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 Arizona with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	54
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University of Arizona Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at University of Arizona awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 94% of these degrees went to men with the other 6% going to women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biological 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Mechanical Engineers	4,770	$98,390
Cost Estimators	4,630	$66,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Aerospace Engineers	2,230	$107,230
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.