by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Alaska Anchorage. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UAA was ranked #311 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #2 in Alaska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UAA paid an average of $824 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $258 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,224 | $23,072 |
| Fees | $1,526 | $2,156 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,662 | $12,662 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $7,000 | $7,000 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UAA in ME walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 35% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UAA is $57,645 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the UAA ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 17.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 32.7% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at UAA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 24 |
| Computer Engineering | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | 22 |
*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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