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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Below are the key facts about this program at UCCS. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #6 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

UCCS Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates UCCS among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, placing at #281 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	281 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Colorado	6 of 6
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	15 of 20

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UCCS

Here is each degree level offered in mechanical engineering at UCCS, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	69
Master’s	13

UCCS Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Colorado Colorado Springs handed out 69 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCCS holds a strong position among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	6
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	15
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at UCCS earn a median of $70,270 a year. This is higher than $58,851, the median for all majors at UCCS.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UCCS, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $23,250 in student loans. This is below $23,559, the typical median for all majors at UCCS.

UCCS Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,296	$23,155
Fees	$1,884	$1,884

Learn more about UCCS tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 80% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCCS are White. Roughly 70% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	48
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	9

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UCCS

Graduate study is also available at UCCS. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	13

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License More about our data sources and methodologies.