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Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Vanderbilt Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of ME master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Vanderbilt, 57% 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 29% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Mechanical Engineers 3,950 $87,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,300 $129,320
Cost Estimators 2,870 $63,770
Engineering Professors 610 $107,480
Aerospace Engineers 300 $88,180

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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