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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SIUE paid an average of $297 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,559 | $8,559 |
| Fees | $2,936 | $2,936 |
| Books and Supplies | $915 | $915 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,881 | $9,881 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,906 | $2,906 |
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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 SIUE took out an average of $22,050 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUE is $60,226 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the SIUE 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 SIUE Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 6.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.3% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at SIUE in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 72 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 82 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 30 |
| Computer Engineering | 16 |
| Electrical Engineering | 38 |
| Industrial Engineering | 27 |
| Robotics Engineering | 13 |
*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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