Mechanical Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UK 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	124
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UK 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 UK, 86% 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of Kentucky. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	188

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Mechanical Engineers	4,000	$84,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Cost Estimators	1,790	$65,460
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500
Aerospace Engineers	150	$98,650

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.