Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	137
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UMN Twin Cities Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of me master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 65% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	31
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	285

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Agricultural 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Mechanical Engineers	8,340	$87,030
Cost Estimators	4,460	$65,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,080	$143,440
Engineering Professors	530	$108,050
Aerospace Engineers	300	$113,350

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.