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General Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

General Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying general mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

MIT General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

MIT General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

34% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 55
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Mechanical Engineers 9,130 $98,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Cost Estimators 6,030 $77,670
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Aerospace Engineers 630 $119,700

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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