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Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

19% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in ME from UA. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

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Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UA, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Aerospace Engineers 4,080 $115,820
Mechanical Engineers 3,430 $90,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,290 $138,470
Cost Estimators 2,160 $59,870
Engineering Professors 530 $107,400

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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