Mechanical Engineering
Bring ideas to life with a Mechanical Engineering degree that prepares you to tackle real-world challenges in energy, transportation, medicine, and national defense. Through hands-on experience in robotics, material science, and fluid dynamics, you’ll develop the technical expertise and problem-solving skills that make mechanical engineers in high demand.
You can also specialize in energy systems or biomedicine, opening doors to careers in engineering, IT, consulting, finance, law, or even medical school. With access to cutting-edge labs and expert faculty, you’ll be ready to innovate and lead in a rapidly evolving world.
Experiential Learning
From day one, mechanical engineering students put theory into practice through hands-on labs, machine shop experience, and real-world projects. You’ll build a strong foundation in math, science, and physics while preparing for careers in industries like aerospace, robotics, and biomedical engineering.
By graduation, you can:
Degree Concentrations
Take your career any way you want! Explore the different degree concentrations that we offer for students to personalize their professional future.
Career Opportunities
A mechanical engineering degree opens doors to diverse industries. Recent graduates have:
Program Details
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical Engineering using:
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
- Our alumni are becoming leaders and stewards in their chosen profession and in society through their contributions to professional practice, research, entrepreneurial initiatives, or policy.
- Our alumni apply ethics and sustainability principles in their profession and commit to life-long learning, earn licensure and become experts and mentors in their chosen profession.
- Our alumni have the needed awareness of relevant global issues and cultures in order to thrive in a complex and multicultural world.
Student Outcomes (SOs)
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics;
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors;
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts;
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives;
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions;
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.