Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 86 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

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.

WSU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WSU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at WSU 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	45
	208

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in ME from WSU. This makes it the #154 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WSU ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $63,455. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at WSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Wichita State University.

WSU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from WSU in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	35
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WSU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from WSU in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WSU also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Biomedical 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Mechanical Engineers	2,710	$82,210
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540
Cost Estimators	1,940	$66,500
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.