General Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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.

UMKC General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMKC General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UMKC 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% 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 UMKC since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMKC General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	4
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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620
Mechanical Engineers	3,100	$85,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Aerospace Engineers	1,250	$114,570
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680

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
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