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 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico paid an average of $215 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 | $7,740 | $7,740 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,356 | $2,356 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,928 | $11,928 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $7,216 | $7,216 |
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ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% lower than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 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 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Online Learning page.
Women made up around 8.2% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 61 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 25 |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 |
| Civil Engineering | 24 |
| Computer Engineering | 41 |
| Electrical Engineering | 46 |
*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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