Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

UL Lafayette Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UL Lafayette 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112

How Much Do ME Graduates from UL Lafayette Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $65,860. This is 1% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

UL Lafayette Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from UL Lafayette. About 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	99
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220
Aerospace Engineers	70	$117,170

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.