Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Platteville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 198 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Platteville.

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.

UW - Platteville Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

UW - Platteville Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Platteville performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UW - Platteville 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	21
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	82
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How Much Do ME Graduates from UW - Platteville Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Platteville is $65,385. This is 0% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The ME program at UW - Platteville awarded 198 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 92% of these degrees went to men with the other 8% going to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at UW - Platteville 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 Wisconsin - Platteville with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	181
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General Engineering
• Industrial 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Mechanical Engineers	11,270	$79,360
Cost Estimators	4,210	$57,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Aerospace Engineers	50	$85,880

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 James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.