Mechanical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UPenn 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 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.

ME Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of me master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	147

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Systems 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers	16,590	$85,740
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Aerospace Engineers	940	$108,300

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.