Mechanical engineering at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 49 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 234th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 37 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 34 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 38% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Petrochemical & Advanced Technology Center, Technology Center, Process Technology Inside Unit, Cherry Engineering, Engineering Research Center, Lucas Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Engineering (all) 47 · #271
- Nursing 45 · #323
- Languages 42 · #391
- Health & pre-med fields 41 · #480
- Art, music & theater 41 · #557
- Public policy & social work 39 · #343
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.