Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at Western New England University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New England.

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.

Western New England Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Western New England Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Western New England compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Western New England 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
	64
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	73
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	189
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	229
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	287

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in ME from Western New England. This makes it the #190 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Western New England ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western New England is $66,389. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Western New England 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Western New England Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Western New England in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Western New England, 83% 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 Western New England University with a master's in ME.

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Mechanical Engineers	9,130	$98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Cost Estimators	6,030	$77,670
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Aerospace Engineers	630	$119,700

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.