Mechanical Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota in 2021, 93 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

UST MN Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UST MN Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UST MN 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 UST MN 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	34
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	79
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	218

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in ME from UST MN. This makes it the #136 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UST MN ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UST MN is $64,605. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UST MN in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UST MN since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UST MN 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 St Thomas Minnesota with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	78
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UST MN Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UST MN in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UST MN, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Mechanical Engineers	8,340	$87,030
Cost Estimators	4,460	$65,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,080	$143,440
Engineering Professors	530	$108,050
Aerospace Engineers	300	$113,350

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.