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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from Columbia make an average of $81,111 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $79,252.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia does offer online classes in its ME master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 22.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.8% of the ME master’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 116 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 146 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 86 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
| Civil Engineering | 113 |
| Computer Engineering | 29 |
| Electrical Engineering | 182 |
*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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