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Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 137 students received their master's degree in ME.

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.

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at Columbia awarded 137 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 112
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineers 11,280 $91,820
Cost Estimators 10,150 $75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Aerospace Engineers 320 $115,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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