Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you plan to study mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Charlotte has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 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.

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME tech programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Charlotte performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME tech major at UNC Charlotte 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	8
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	24
	25
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	30
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	35
	45
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	74

ME Tech Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME tech majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME tech from UNC Charlotte in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME tech at UNC Charlotte are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,100	$54,810

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
• Image Credit: By Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.