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 New Jersey Institute of Technology. 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 NJIT was ranked #97 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #5 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for NJIT.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NJIT paid an average of $1,289 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $549 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,448 | $30,160 |
| Fees | $3,226 | $3,226 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,900 | $2,900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,900 | $13,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,100 | $4,100 |
Learn more about NJIT tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NJIT in ME walked away with an average of $24,522 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NJIT is $63,005 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the NJIT 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 NJIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 13.3% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.7% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at NJIT in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 37 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 90 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 195 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 74 |
| Chemical Engineering | 71 |
| Civil Engineering | 169 |
| Computer Engineering | 71 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
