Mechanical Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the me program at University of Virginia - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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 Virginia Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

University of Virginia Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at University of Virginia 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.

ME Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at University of Virginia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	64

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Mechanical Engineers	7,590	$100,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Aerospace Engineers	2,060	$127,390

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.