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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME tech progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME tech major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	11
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	30
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	71
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	133
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	133

ME Tech Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME tech majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

13% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The ME tech program at RIT awarded 107 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 87% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women. The typical ME tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME tech at RIT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

RIT also has a doctoral program available in ME tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,310	$60,000

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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