Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

USC Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at USC 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at University of Southern California.

USC Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	32
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

USC Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of me master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	24
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of Southern California. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	217

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Petroleum Engineering
• Systems 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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