General Mechanical Engineering at University of Rochester

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 11,741.

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.

University of Rochester General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at University of Rochester 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% 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 University of Rochester since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at University of Rochester are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

University of Rochester General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	4
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 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

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