Mechanical Engineering Schools In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 38 accredited mechanical engineering schools where mechanical engineering faculty who teach mechanical engineering classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in mechanical engineering in the state of Pennsylvania, which encompasses mechanical engineering training at the following levels:

Mechanical Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering
PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Pennsylvania Vs. National Mechanical Engineering Employment

Pennsylvania	20,800
National	549,180

Approximately 4% of the country's mechanical engineering professionals work in Pennsylvania state.

Employment Growth for Mechanical engineering professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
20,390	19,290	18,930	19,640	20,800

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of mechanical engineering professionals is growing in Pennsylvania. There were 410 more mechanical engineering professionals working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 2% growth in the field. This is slower than the trend for mechanical engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of mechanical engineering professionals has shrunk by 4% between 2006 and 2010.

Mechanical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$58,370	$60,676	$62,906	$65,166	$65,584
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Mechanical Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to mechanical engineering professionals are growing in Pennsylvania. The mean salary for mechanical engineering professionals in 2006 was $58,370 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $65,584 per year.

Salary percentiles for Mechanical engineering professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$37,566
25th percentile	$48,772
50th percentile	$63,804
75th percentile	$81,644
90th percentile	$97,602

Thus, there was a 11% growth in mechanical engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of mechanical engineering, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid mechanical engineering professionals earning 160% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Pennsylvania state.

Average Salaries for Mechanical engineering professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Civil Engineering	$55,800
Drafting	$48,732
Electrical Engineering	$68,765
Industrial Design	$59,920
Mechanical Engineering	$65,584
Physics	$102,430

In Pennsylvania, mechanical engineering professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Mechanical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania

associate	20
bachelor	24
master	11
doctor	6
Certificate	5
Total	66

The number of students graduating from the 38 accredited mechanical engineering schools in Pennsylvania is increasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 1,447 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,634 graduates from mechanical engineering courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 13% percent increase in the number of mechanical engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania. A majority of these graduates, or 36%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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