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Graduate Mechanical Engineering Programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in mechanical engineering at UAB. It is offered at the Master’s, Doctoral levels, with undergraduate study also available. At its best it places at #3 out of 3 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees
• Undergraduate Study

UAB Graduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UAB highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #269 out of 366 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	269 of 366
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alabama	4 of 7
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	41 of 70

Graduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UAB

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	42
Master’s	18
Doctoral	1

UAB Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alabama at Birmingham conferred 18 master’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Master’s Rankings

UAB ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	138

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 94% of mechanical engineering master’s degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering master’s degree graduates at UAB were Non-Resident Alien. About 94% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	17
Other Races	0

UAB Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Alabama at Birmingham conferred 1 doctoral degree in mechanical engineering.

Doctoral Rankings

UAB has not been ranked for mechanical engineering at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

Every one of the 1 student who graduated with a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from UAB identified as men.

The largest share of mechanical engineering doctoral degree graduates at UAB were Non-Resident Alien. Roughly 100% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a doctoral in mechanical engineering.

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

Undergraduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UAB

You can also study this field as an undergraduate at UAB. Here are the undergraduate award levels offered.

Undergraduate Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	42

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 Lee Adlaf under License More about our data sources and methodologies.