General Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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.

Wazzu General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wazzu General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Wazzu 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	144
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Wazzu General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from Wazzu, 59% 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 Washington State 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	17
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Mechanical Engineers	7,750	$96,860
Cost Estimators	5,470	$77,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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
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