Mechanical Engineering at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 104 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.

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
	178
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	299

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in ME from Iowa. This makes it the #167 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $63,367. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME 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

Of the 104 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 76% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	79
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in ME from Iowa. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.