Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from URI.

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.

URI Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at URI 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, 12 students received their master’s degree in ME from URI. This makes it the #136 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of URI ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $64,907. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

URI Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in ME from URI. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from URI, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URI also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Chemical 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Mechanical Engineers	1,330	$94,520
Cost Estimators	520	$67,470
Architectural and Engineering Managers	480	$151,670
Engineering Professors	210	$137,620

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.