Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UNC Charlotte.

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.

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Charlotte performed in these rankings.

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 UNC Charlotte 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	86

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in ME from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #87 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNC Charlotte ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Charlotte is $63,768. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 213 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from UNC Charlotte. About 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UNC Charlotte 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	159
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 24 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Charlotte, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Computer 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Mechanical Engineers	8,000	$87,470
Cost Estimators	6,580	$62,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850
Aerospace Engineers	570	$100,080

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.