Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 155 of them were mechanical engineering majors.
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.
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UIC Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in ME
- Master’s Degree in ME
- Doctorate 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.
In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in ME from UIC. This makes it the #50 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.
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.
Earnings of UIC ME Graduates
The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $60,931. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 | 28 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 49 |
International Students | 23 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
UIC Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program
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 | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 37 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UIC also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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.
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