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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIUC paid an average of $680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $525 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 | $15,016 | $27,187 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
ME who receive their master’s degree from UIUC make an average of $92,632 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $79,252.
Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.7% of the ME students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 17.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the ME master’s degrees at UIUC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 43 |
| 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 | 70 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 20 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 35 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 11 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 30 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 |
*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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