General Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UCONN General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UCONN General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UCONN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	108
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCONN General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from UCONN, 58% were white. This is typical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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