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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University

Here is an overview of this program at BYU. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

BYU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, BYU among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, coming in at #77 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	77 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Utah	1 of 7
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3 of 20

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at BYU

The following degree levels are granted in mechanical engineering at BYU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	196
Master’s	29
Doctoral	5

BYU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Brigham Young University awarded 196 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

BYU is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from BYU earn a median of $89,165 a year. This is above $66,875, the median for all majors at BYU.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at BYU, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $10,500 in student loans. This is lower than $12,184, the typical median for all majors at BYU.

BYU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,120	$6,688

Find out more about BYU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at BYU are White. Approximately 83% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	163
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	10

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at BYU

Graduate study is also available at BYU. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	29
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	5

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 Mwilson3 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.