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Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Illinois Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 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.

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 68 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Tech in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 34
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 IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mechanical Engineers 17,320 $92,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Cost Estimators 5,600 $66,480
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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