Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 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.

Northwestern Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from Northwestern in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.