Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

K -State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? K -State offers distance education options for ME at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

K -State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in ME from K -State. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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

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

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Operations Research
• Chemical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Architectural 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 Kansas 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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.