Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN 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 UCONN

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

UCONN Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of ME master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UCONN, 75% 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 University of Connecticut with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Mechanical Engineers	4,020	$94,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Cost Estimators	1,840	$74,910
Aerospace Engineers	1,130	$106,790
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.