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Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 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.

CU - Boulder Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a master's degree in ME from CU - Boulder. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 32
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Cost Estimators 5,520 $73,110
Mechanical Engineers 4,750 $104,220
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,350 $172,300
Aerospace Engineers 1,890 $124,070
Engineering Professors 1,040 $106,950

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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