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Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every 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 ME program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

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.

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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

14% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from UIC. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

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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.

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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

10% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UIC in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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