General Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year.

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.

URI General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at URI

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

URI General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from URI, 70% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 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

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