Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. In 2021, 331 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UMCP Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	45
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	145
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	187

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in ME from UMCP. This makes it the #106 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $69,594. This is 7% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The ME program at UMCP awarded 331 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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	48
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	204
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UMCP Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UMCP in 2020-2021, 89% were men and 11% were 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.