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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Iowa

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Iowa. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

Iowa Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates Iowa highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #126 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	126 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Iowa	2 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	7 of 25

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at Iowa

The table below lists every degree level available for mechanical engineering at Iowa, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	95
Master’s	17
Doctoral	7
Graduate Certificate	16
Professional Certificate	3

Iowa Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Iowa conferred 95 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Iowa ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	7
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Iowa earn a median of $76,903 a year. This is higher than $69,768, the median for all majors at Iowa.

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

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Iowa, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $23,109 in student loans. This is lower than $24,594, the typical median for all majors at Iowa.

Iowa Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,356	$31,374
Fees	$1,997	$1,997

Learn more about Iowa tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 86% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Iowa were White. Roughly 79% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	75
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	7

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Iowa. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	17
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	7
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	16
Professional Certificate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	3

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 KMSatoh202 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.