Manufacturing Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Manufacturing Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UK Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UK does offer online education options in manufacturing engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UK Manufacturing Engineering Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Manufacturing Engineering Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the manufacturing engineering majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in manufacturing engineering from UK in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a manufacturing engineering master's degree from UK, 75% 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 Kentucky with a master's in manufacturing engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

Careers That Manufacturing Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in manufacturing 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Industrial Engineers	5,410	$79,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Cost Estimators	1,790	$65,460
Engineers	740	$79,690
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.