General Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

If you plan to study general mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UMN Twin Cities General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UMN Twin Cities General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UMN Twin Cities is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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