Mechanical Engineering at University of Bridgeport

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

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and approximately 4,155 students attend the school each year. Of the 689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Bridgeport in 2021, 11 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

UBridgeport Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UBridgeport Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UBridgeport compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UBridgeport 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 Master’s Degree Schools	74

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in ME from UBridgeport. This makes it the #167 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

ME Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at UBridgeport awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UBridgeport since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UBridgeport Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at UBridgeport awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer 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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Mechanical Engineers	4,020	$94,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Cost Estimators	1,840	$74,910
Aerospace Engineers	1,130	$106,790
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280

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 User:Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.