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 University of Illinois at Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UIC was ranked #142 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIC paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $456 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,105 | $26,726 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,470 | $3,470 |
Learn more about UIC tuition and fees.
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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIC in ME walked away with an average of $20,000 in student debt. That is 13% lower than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIC make an average of $61,954 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 12.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 48.0% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at UIC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 35 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 80 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 173 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 60 |
| Chemical Engineering | 63 |
| Civil Engineering | 79 |
| Computer Engineering | 53 |
| Electrical Engineering | 105 |
*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.
