Mechanical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 184 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Pitt Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at Pitt 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.

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in ME from Pitt. This makes it the #53 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Pitt Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $67,419. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Pitt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Pitt Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 184 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pitt in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	126
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pitt Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 44 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Pitt, 59% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.