Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at WUSTL 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at WUSTL 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 University in St Louis with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	63
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of me master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Washington University in St Louis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	156

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620
Mechanical Engineers	3,100	$85,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Aerospace Engineers	1,250	$114,570
Engineering Professors	520	$106,680

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.