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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $2,267 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $1,465 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 | $17,580 | $27,204 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
Online degrees for the UMN Twin Cities ME doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.
About 21.9% of the students who received their PhD in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the ME doctor’s degrees at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 18 |
| 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 | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 15 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 5 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12 |
| Chemical Engineering | 22 |
| Civil Engineering | 6 |
*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.