The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UC was ranked #118 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #5 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UC was $1,044 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $405 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,723 | $25,057 |
Fees | $1,678 | $1,678 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,874 | $11,874 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,938 | $2,938 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC took out an average of $24,022 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC make an average of $69,442 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $61,915.
UC does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Online Learning page.
About 13.4% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 10.1% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at UC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 167 |
International Students | 38 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Mechanical Engineering | 238 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 48 |
Architectural Engineering | 27 |
Biomedical Engineering | 66 |
Chemical Engineering | 106 |
Civil Engineering | 43 |
*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.
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