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University of Illinois at Chicago MS in Mechanical Engineering

59 Master's Degrees Awarded
$86,867 Average Salary

The 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 Illinois at Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in ME from UIC Cost?

$17,121 Average Tuition and Fees

UIC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UIC paid an average of $993 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $692 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,799 $23,714
Fees $3,322 $3,322

How Much Can You Make With a MS in ME From UIC?

$86,867 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their master’s degree from UIC is $86,867 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $79,252.

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Does UIC Offer an Online MS in ME?

Online degrees for the UIC ME master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.

UIC Master’s Student Diversity for ME

59 Master's Degrees Awarded
8.5% Women
6.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 59 master’s degrees in ME awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 8.5% of the ME students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ME at UIC in 2019-2020, 6.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in ME Focus Areas at UIC

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 59

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 8
Biomedical Engineering 26
Chemical Engineering 13
Civil Engineering 48
Electrical Engineering 83

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References

*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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