General Mechanical Engineering at University of Florida

Every general mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mechanical engineering program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for general mechanical engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UF 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 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% 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 UF since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	147
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UF 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	53
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Mechanical Engineers	7,370	$87,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.