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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UPRM. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #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

UPRM Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UPRM highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #267 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	267 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	1 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	1 of 4

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UPRM

The table below lists every degree level offered in mechanical engineering at UPRM, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	175
Master’s	7
Doctoral	1

UPRM Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez handed out 175 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UPRM is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UPRM earn a median of $77,282 a year. This is higher than $50,937, the median for all majors at UPRM.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UPRM, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $7,625 in student loans. This is lower than $8,661, the typical median for all majors at UPRM.

UPRM Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,640	$5,024
Fees	$250	$250

Learn more about UPRM tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 78% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UPRM were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 94% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	164
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	10

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UPRM

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

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	7
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	1

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 NitroPR under License More about our data sources and methodologies.