General Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Vanderbilt General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Vanderbilt General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from Vanderbilt, 86% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mechanical Engineers	3,950	$87,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Cost Estimators	2,870	$63,770
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Aerospace Engineers	300	$88,180

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 Dansan4444 under License

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