Mechanical Engineering at University of Dayton

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

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,650. Of the 2,123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dayton in 2021, 182 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.

UDayton Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UDayton Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UDayton 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 UDayton 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	56
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in ME from UDayton. This makes it the #53 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UDayton Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UDayton is $65,339. This is 0% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UDayton

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

UDayton Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at UDayton awarded 182 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UDayton since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UDayton 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 Dayton with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	161
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UDayton Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UDayton in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UDayton also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Energy Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Operations Research

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 OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Mechanical Engineers	15,300	$81,020
Cost Estimators	10,200	$64,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Aerospace Engineers	3,880	$112,480
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

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 Cfullam under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.