Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from University of Southern Maine.

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 Southern Maine Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

University of Southern Maine Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine 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
	269

How Much Do ME Graduates from University of Southern Maine Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $59,660. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at University of Southern Maine awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Electrical 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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Mechanical Engineers	970	$93,310
Architectural and Engineering Managers	760	$124,230
Cost Estimators	680	$61,960
Engineering Professors	150	$87,920

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.