Mechanical engineering at Wichita State
Wichita State graduates about 79 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 197th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Wichita State
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: National Institrution for Aviation Research Advanced Virtual Engineering and Tes, Airbus Americas Engineering, Wichita State University - Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 46 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Dorm 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Wichita State
- Education 59 · #265
- Health & pre-med fields 56 · #300
- Public policy & social work 53 · #228
- Engineering (all) 52 · #239
- Business & finance 49 · #358
- Nursing 49 · #285
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wichita State 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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