Mechanical Engineering at George Washington 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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

GWU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

GWU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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 GWU

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

GWU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 30 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Systems 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Mechanical Engineers	620	$112,780
Cost Estimators	400	$93,880
Aerospace Engineers	310	$138,480

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.