Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UIC 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	59
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UIC Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of me master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	222

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Engineers	17,320	$92,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Cost Estimators	5,600	$66,480
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.