University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus PhD in General Mechanical Engineering

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

General Mechanical Engineering is a concentration offered under the mechanical engineering major at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Doctorate in General Mechanical Engineering from Pitt Cost?

$24,468 Average Tuition and Fees

Pitt Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Pitt was $1,630 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $947 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$23,530	$39,898
Fees	$938	$938

Does Pitt Offer an Online PhD in General Mechanical Engineering?

Pitt does not offer an online option for its general mechanical engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitt Online Learning page.

Pitt Doctorate Student Diversity for General Mechanical Engineering

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

25.0% Women

12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 8 doctor’s degrees in general mechanical engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their PhD in general mechanical engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in general mechanical engineering at Pitt in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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.