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Harvard University BS in Mechanical Engineering

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

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 Harvard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Harvard BS in ME

#25 in the U.S
#4 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Harvard is in the top 10% of the country for ME. More specifically it was ranked #25 out of 326 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Harvard.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)5
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)14
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools22
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)30
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates70
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)259
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)261
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans281
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans284
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering298
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering308
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering314
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering319
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering349
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering378

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from Harvard Cost?

$53,968 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Harvard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,552 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,653$49,653
Fees$4,315$4,315
Books and Supplies$900$900
On Campus Room and Board$18,389$18,389
On Campus Other Expenses$2,600$2,600

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Does Harvard Offer an Online BS in ME?

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

Harvard Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
21.1% Women
36.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their bachelor’s degree in ME. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 21.1% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.8% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities2

BS in ME Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering19

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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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