General Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

Every general 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 general mechanical engineering program at University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

KU General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

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 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

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