Mechanical Engineering at Yale 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 Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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.

Yale Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Yale Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Yale 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Yale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Yale University.

Yale Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Yale are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yale Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of me master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	32

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Physics

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Mechanical Engineers	4,020	$94,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Cost Estimators	1,840	$74,910
Aerospace Engineers	1,130	$106,790
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.