Mechanical Engineering at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UofM.

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.

UofM Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofM Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at UofM 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in ME from UofM. This makes it the #217 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UofM Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $58,497. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from UofM in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofM Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 ME majors earned their master's degree from UofM. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Memphis with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biomedical 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mechanical Engineers	3,950	$87,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Cost Estimators	2,870	$63,770
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Aerospace Engineers	300	$88,180

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.