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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UWM was ranked #208 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #6 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UWM.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UWM paid an average of $832 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $337 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,091 | $19,956 |
Fees | $1,163 | $1,163 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,692 | $10,692 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,484 | $3,484 |
Learn more about UWM tuition and fees.
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. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at UWM took out an average of $30,967 in student loans. That is 35% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from UWM make an average of $66,216 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the UWM 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 UWM Online Learning page.
About 11.3% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.4% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at UWM in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 90 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Mechanical Engineering | 115 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biomedical Engineering | 28 |
Civil Engineering | 57 |
Computer Engineering | 11 |
Electrical Engineering | 37 |
Materials Engineering | 16 |
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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.
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