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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

Here is an overview of this program at University of Connecticut. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 8 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

University of Connecticut Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates University of Connecticut highly for mechanical engineering, ranked #40 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	40 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Connecticut	1 of 8
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the New England Region	4 of 28

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at University of Connecticut

The following degree levels are available for mechanical engineering at University of Connecticut, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	200
Master’s	12
Doctoral	5
Graduate Certificate	3

University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Connecticut awarded 200 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Connecticut is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 8 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at University of Connecticut earn a median of $82,004 a year. This is higher than $74,475, the median for all majors at University of Connecticut.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at University of Connecticut, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $23,000 in student loans. This is lower than $23,733, the typical median for all majors at University of Connecticut.

University of Connecticut Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$15,030	$39,678
Fees	$4,034	$4,034

Find out more about University of Connecticut tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 81% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at University of Connecticut were White. Approximately 63% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	126
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	12

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

Graduate study is also available at University of Connecticut. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	12
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	5
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	3

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License More about our data sources and methodologies.