Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 202 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.

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UCONN 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
	4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	163
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	179

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in ME from UCONN. This makes it the #98 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UCONN Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $68,876. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 202 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCONN, about 81% were men and 19% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	143
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at UCONN awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UCONN, 75% 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 Connecticut with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial 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 Connecticut.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.