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 Mississippi. 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, and more.
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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 Ole Miss was ranked #216 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #2 in Mississippi.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ole Miss.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ole Miss paid an average of $1,041 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $363 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,718 | $24,990 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,734 | $10,734 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,100 | $5,100 |
Learn more about Ole Miss tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ole Miss took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ole Miss make an average of $63,997 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss Online Learning page.
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%.
Around 11.4% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at Ole Miss in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 79 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 17 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 42 |
| Civil Engineering | 31 |
| Electrical Engineering | 25 |
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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.
