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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities BS in Mechanical Engineering

205 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,879 Average Salary
$23,249 Average Student Debt

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the UMN Twin Cities BS in ME

#70 in the U.S
#1 in Minnesota

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. The bachelor's program at UMN Twin Cities was ranked #70 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.

Here are some of the other rankings for UMN Twin Cities.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering10
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans15
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)26
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)27
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)30
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering30
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering36
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)37
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools38
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)40
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)40
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)41
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering41
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans41
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans43
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)44
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering44
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)55
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)56
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools64
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools70
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools71
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates75
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)76
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)79
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)81
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)92
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)99
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)107
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering117
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates119
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering124
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering131
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates157
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates194
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering227
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering257

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from UMN Twin Cities Cost?

$15,027 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,249 Average Student Debt

UMN Twin Cities Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $1,216 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $512 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$13,318$31,616
Fees$1,709$1,709
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,358$10,358
On Campus Other Expenses$2,442$2,442

Learn more about UMN Twin Cities tuition and fees.

UMN Twin Cities ME BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMN Twin Cities in ME walked away with an average of $23,249 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From UMN Twin Cities?

$67,879 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities is $67,879 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $61,915.

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Does UMN Twin Cities Offer an Online BS in ME?

UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.

UMN Twin Cities Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

205 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
19.0% Women
9.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 205 students received their bachelor’s degree in ME. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 19.0% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020, 9.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian8
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White152
International Students30
Other Races/Ethnicities8

BS in ME Focus Areas at UMN Twin Cities

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering205

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering76
Agricultural Engineering44
Biomedical Engineering90
Chemical Engineering115
Civil Engineering49

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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