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General Mechanical Engineering at University of Kentucky

General Mechanical Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UK General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UK General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mechanical engineering majors at University of Kentucky.

UK General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from UK, 86% 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 Kentucky with a master's in general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Mechanical Engineers 4,000 $84,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,940 $117,490
Cost Estimators 1,790 $65,460
Engineering Professors 170 $80,500
Aerospace Engineers 150 $98,650

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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