Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

URI Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #125 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from URI in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from URI, 58% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Ocean 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Mechanical Engineers	1,330	$94,520
Cost Estimators	520	$67,470
Architectural and Engineering Managers	480	$151,670
Engineering Professors	210	$137,620

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.