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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at RPI paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,600 | $55,600 |
| Fees | $2,725 | $2,725 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from RPI make an average of $77,715 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $79,252.
Online degrees for the RPI ME master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their MS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Around 33.3% of ME master’s degree recipients at RPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 5 |
| 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 | 33 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| Civil Engineering | 16 |
| Electrical Engineering | 17 |
*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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