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 Louisiana at Lafayette. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 UL Lafayette was ranked #219 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #3 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for UL Lafayette.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UL Lafayette paid an average of $1,004 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $432 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,407 | $19,135 |
| Fees | $4,951 | $4,951 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,144 | $11,144 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
Learn more about UL Lafayette tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at UL Lafayette took out an average of $29,000 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UL Lafayette is $67,507 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
Women made up around 13.6% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 114 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 132 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 66 |
| Civil Engineering | 39 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 47 |
*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.
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