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 Illinois Institute of Technology. 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 Illinois Tech paid an average of $1,575 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 | $29,075 | $29,075 |
| Fees | $1,620 | $1,620 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from Illinois Tech make an average of $75,706 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $79,252.
Illinois Tech does not offer an online option for its ME master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 19.4% of the ME students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.9% of the ME master’s degrees at Illinois Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 51 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 72 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering | 8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 45 |
| Civil Engineering | 38 |
| Computer Engineering | 13 |
*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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