Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881.

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.

UCF Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCF Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UCF 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.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at UCF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	218
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCF Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 96% of me master's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of Central Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	503

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Mechanical Engineers	7,370	$87,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.