Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 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.

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Stanford does offer online courses in ME for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 154 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from Stanford in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	42
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.