General Mechanical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 32,277.

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.

Pitt General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Pitt General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Pitt 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% 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 Pitt since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	105
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pitt General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	20
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 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

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