West Virginia University BS in General Mechanical Engineering

170 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Mechanical Engineering is a concentration offered under the mechanical engineering major at West Virginia University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in general mechanical engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in General Mechanical Engineering from WVU Cost?

$8,976 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WVU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WVU paid an average of $1,055 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $374 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,976	$25,320
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$10,948	$10,948
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,250	$3,250

Learn more about WVU tuition and fees.

Does WVU Offer an Online BS in General Mechanical Engineering?

Online degrees for the WVU general mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WVU Online Learning page.

WVU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for General Mechanical Engineering

170 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

12.4% Women

8.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 170 students received their bachelor’s degree in general mechanical engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 12.4% of the students who received their BS in general mechanical engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general mechanical engineering at WVU in 2019-2020, 8.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	139
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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*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.