Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 445 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UCF.

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
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UCF does offer online education options in ME for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

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.

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in ME from UCF. This makes it the #68 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCF ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $64,142. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME 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

Of the 445 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCF in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 52% 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 15% 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	37
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	232
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCF Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in ME from UCF. About 9% of these graduates were women and the other 91% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UCF, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 Central Florida with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.