Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

Every 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 me program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UMCP 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	181
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

UMCP 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	374

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Mechanical Engineers	5,670	$109,960
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Cost Estimators	4,390	$71,650
Aerospace Engineers	2,890	$127,330
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.