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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Here is an overview of this program at Georgia Tech. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

Georgia Tech Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks Georgia Tech as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, coming in at #34 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	34 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia	1 of 5
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	2 of 69

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at Georgia Tech

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	473
Master’s	263
Doctoral	46

Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus awarded 473 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Georgia Tech is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech earn a median of $93,086 a year. This is below $119,759, the median for all majors at Georgia Tech.

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

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Georgia Tech, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $27,000 in student loans. This is above $24,216, the typical median for all majors at Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,258	$32,938
Fees	$1,546	$1,546

Find out more about Georgia Tech tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 79% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Georgia Tech were White. Approximately 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	101
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	223
Non-Resident Aliens	64
Other Races	13

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech

Graduate study is also available at Georgia Tech. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	263
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	46

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 Disavian under License More about our data sources and methodologies.