Mechanical Engineering at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 172 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

UGA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

UGA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UGA 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 Mechanical Engineering Schools	75

How Much Do ME Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $64,849. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from UGA. About 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	114
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UGA also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Cost Estimators	4,880	$67,190
Mechanical Engineers	4,750	$84,870
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Aerospace Engineers	2,550	$114,160
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.