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Mechanical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

Mechanical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME
  • Master’s Degree in ME

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of me master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering 85

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Mechanical Engineers 16,590 $85,740
Cost Estimators 8,610 $67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870
Aerospace Engineers 940 $108,300

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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