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 Merrimack College. 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 Merrimack was ranked #214 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #11 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Merrimack.
Part-time undergraduates at Merrimack paid an average of $1,523 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,401 | $42,401 |
| Fees | $2,673 | $2,673 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,407 | $16,407 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,450 | $1,450 |
Learn more about Merrimack tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack in ME walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Merrimack is $61,516 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the Merrimack ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Merrimack Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 12.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.7% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at Merrimack in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 21 |
| Electrical Engineering | 17 |
*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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