Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of Delaware has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UD Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UD 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 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.

ME Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	103
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UD Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of me master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from UD, 52% 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 Delaware with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	135

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Cost Estimators	970	$68,690
Mechanical Engineers	670	$106,220
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$157,490
Engineering Professors	230	$78,470

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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