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 Oregon Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 OIT was ranked #202 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #3 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for OIT.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OIT was $652 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $205 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,212 | $29,322 |
| Fees | $2,057 | $2,057 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,225 | $1,225 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,936 | $9,936 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,301 | $3,301 |
Learn more about OIT 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. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at OIT took out an average of $24,000 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from OIT make an average of $65,131 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $61,915.
OIT 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 OIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.2% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at OIT in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 55 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 26 |
| Electrical Engineering | 35 |
| Other Engineering | 25 |
*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.
