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New Orleans, LA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at New Orleans

New Orleans graduates about 45 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 207th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 44 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 37 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 42% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year454% of the class
Courses in the catalog37more than 42% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$91,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$578Ka year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1190whole school

Around New Orleans

Research & Technology Park - Old Milneburg Lighthouse, New Orleans
Research & Technology Park - Old Milneburg Lighthouse, New OrleansPhoto: Jeff Hitchcock · CC BY 2.0 · source
Big Easy Roller Girls in the Human Performance Center (UNO), New Orleans.
Big Easy Roller Girls Arena 2011Photo: Bart Everson · CC BY 2.0 · source
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina & the Federal Flood, New Orleans September 20
New-Orleans post Katrina Sept 2005- shredded US flagPhoto: Gilbert Mercier · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Offices 8 · Academic 7 · Athletics 5 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Montana State University 44
  2. University of Texas at El Paso 44
  3. University of Akron 44
  4. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 44
  5. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 44
  6. Norwich University 44
  7. New Mexico State University 43
  8. Northern Illinois University 43

Other strong majors at New Orleans

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares New Orleans 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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