Mechanical Engineering at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Iowa 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	81
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of me master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Iowa, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	121

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Mechanical Engineers	2,970	$80,530
Cost Estimators	2,160	$62,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.