Mechanical Engineering at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Valpo.

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.

Valpo Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Valpo Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Valpo 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 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
	98

Earnings of Valpo ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Valpo is $67,015. This is 3% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Valpo in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Aerospace Engineers	540	$95,390

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.