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 Oregon State University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Oregon State was $967 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $492 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,257 | $26,109 |
| Fees | $2,012 | $2,012 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from Oregon State make an average of $86,867 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $79,252.
Oregon State 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 Oregon State Online Learning page.
About 12.5% of the students who received their MS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ME at Oregon State in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. 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 | 27 |
| 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 | 48 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Engineering | 2 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | 51 |
| Electrical Engineering | 51 |
*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.