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General Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

General Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIC General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

15% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

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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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

11% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 11% went to 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 general mechanical engineering.

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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

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 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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