Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UD Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UD

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UD offers distance education options for ME at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UD Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Cost Estimators	970	$68,690
Mechanical Engineers	670	$106,220
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$157,490
Engineering Professors	230	$78,470

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.