Mechanical Engineering at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from University of Rochester.

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.

University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at University of Rochester compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at University of Rochester 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	171

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in ME from University of Rochester. This makes it the #167 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of University of Rochester ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Rochester is $65,906. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from University of Rochester. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University of Rochester Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of ME master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Rochester also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Aerospace Engineers	320	$115,420

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.