Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida

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 University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

UCF Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UCF Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 ME majors earned their master's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UCF, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Mechanical Engineers	7,370	$87,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Aerospace Engineers	2,750	$105,460
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.