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 Bradley University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Bradley was ranked #95 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #3 in Illinois.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Bradley was $930 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $35,060 | $35,060 |
Fees | $420 | $420 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,280 | $11,280 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,240 | $2,240 |
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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 Bradley took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Bradley make an average of $68,184 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Bradley 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 Bradley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 17.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.3% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at Bradley in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 73 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Civil Engineering | 31 |
Computer Engineering | 9 |
Electrical Engineering | 21 |
Industrial Engineering | 12 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 16 |
*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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