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Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 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.

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a master's degree in ME from WUSTL. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Cost Estimators 4,630 $67,620
Mechanical Engineers 3,100 $85,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,740 $138,520
Aerospace Engineers 1,250 $114,570
Engineering Professors 520 $106,680

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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