General Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware

If you plan to study general 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 approximately 23,613 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.

UD General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UD

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.

UD does offer online education options in general mechanical engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UD General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UD 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UD

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

UD General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.