Mechanical Engineering at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 156 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.

U of U Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at U of U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 U of U 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in ME from U of U. This makes it the #35 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of U of U ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $63,860. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 156 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	125
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

U of U Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 62 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from U of U in 2020-2021, 95% were men and 5% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from U of U, 76% 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 Utah with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U of U also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Mechanical Engineers	3,600	$88,150
Cost Estimators	2,680	$65,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Aerospace Engineers	900	$105,320
Engineering Professors	320	$120,110

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.