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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg BS in Mechanical Engineering

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg BS in ME

#221 in the U.S
#15 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #221 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #15 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Harrisburg.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 20
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates 127
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 130
Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 221
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 246
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 252

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg ME BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Harrisburg took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From Penn State Harrisburg?

$63,000 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg make an average of $63,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.

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Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online BS in ME?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

113 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
12.4% Women
22.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 113 bachelor’s degrees in ME handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2018-2019, 12.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 15.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019, 22.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 80
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

BS in ME Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 113

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering 78
Electrical Engineering 39

View All Mechanical Engineering Related Majors >

References

*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.

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