by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Wilkes University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Wilkes was ranked #205 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #12 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wilkes.
Part-time undergraduates at Wilkes paid an average of $1,107 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,888 | $36,888 |
| Fees | $1,864 | $1,864 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,400 | $15,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,193 | $3,193 |
Learn more about Wilkes tuition and fees.
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 Wilkes took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wilkes is $62,463 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.
Wilkes 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 Wilkes Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 5.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.8% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at Wilkes in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 51 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 18 |
| Environmental Engineering | 21 |
*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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