General Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at WUSTL 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at WUSTL

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

WUSTL 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 WUSTL since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

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 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

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