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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

Here is an overview of this program at University of Kansas. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 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

University of Kansas Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, University of Kansas highly for mechanical engineering, placing at #138 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	138 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas	1 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	8 of 25

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at University of Kansas

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	128
Master’s	6
Doctoral	4

University of Kansas Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Kansas handed out 128 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Kansas is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $79,635 a year. This is above $65,918, the median for all majors at University of Kansas.

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

To complete a bachelor’s at University of Kansas, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $22,500 in student loans. This is lower than $23,577, the typical median for all majors at University of Kansas.

University of Kansas Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$10,092	$29,298
Fees	$1,134	$1,134

Find out more about University of Kansas tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 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 University of Kansas were White. Approximately 69% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	88
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	11

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at University of Kansas. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	6
Doctoral 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 Arnhem under License More about our data sources and methodologies.