Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 ME majors earned their master's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UT Knoxville, 83% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Mechanical Engineers	3,950	$87,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Cost Estimators	2,870	$63,770
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480
Aerospace Engineers	300	$88,180

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.