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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UAA. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UAA Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UAA among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, coming in at #273 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	273 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska	2 of 2

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UAA

The table below lists every degree level granted in mechanical engineering at UAA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	24
Master’s	4

UAA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alaska Anchorage conferred 24 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UAA ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	46
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at UAA, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $13,876 in student loans. This is lower than $20,925, the typical median for all majors at UAA.

UAA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,224	$19,776
Fees	$1,546	$1,546

Find out more about UAA tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UAA are White. Roughly 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	5

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UAA

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UAA. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	4

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License More about our data sources and methodologies.