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Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

WVU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME

WVU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

ME Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

7% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in ME from WVU. About 7% of these graduates were women and the other 93% were men.

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Of the students who received a ME master's degree from WVU, 57% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Cost Estimators 890 $63,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers 500 $139,030
Mechanical Engineers 490 $84,070
Aerospace Engineers 80 $90,710

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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