Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

KU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 ME majors earned their master's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from KU, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Petroleum 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Mechanical Engineers	2,710	$82,210
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540
Cost Estimators	1,940	$66,500
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.