Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at KU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	71
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

KU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of me master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from KU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	140

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Mechanical Engineers	2,710	$82,210
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540
Cost Estimators	1,940	$66,500
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.