Mechanical Engineering at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 65 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from USA.

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.

USA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

USA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how USA performed in these rankings.

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 USA 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	91
	139
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	208
	225
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	252
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ME from USA. This makes it the #210 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USA ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $61,253. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from USA in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at USA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

USA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at USA awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from USA, 100% 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 South Alabama with a master's in ME.

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

USA also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Aerospace Engineers	4,080	$115,820
Mechanical Engineers	3,430	$90,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Cost Estimators	2,160	$59,870
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.