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Anchorage, AK · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Alaska Anchorage

Alaska Anchorage graduates about 24 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 166th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 27 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 22% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

52/100Solid#166 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year243% of the class
Courses in the catalog27more than 22% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.07× the same major nationally
Admit rate67%whole school

Around Alaska Anchorage

Engineering stands
Engineering standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Covered wave
Covered wavePhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New stands
New standsPhoto: Frinship · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Wild Alaskan Iris
Iris setosa var. setosa (2594194341)Photo: Emma Forsberg from Anchorage, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Auto/Diesel Technology Building, Engineering and Computation Building, Engineering Parking Garage, Engineering & Industry Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 20 · Athletics 3 · Library 1 · Dining 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 52
  2. Florida State University 52
  3. University of Nevada–Reno 52
  4. New York Institute of Technology 52
  5. University of Evansville 52
  6. Ohio Northern University 51
  7. University of Mississippi 51
  8. University of Maine 50

Other strong majors at Alaska Anchorage

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alaska Anchorage 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.

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