<p>Sabaray, thank you very much for this link. This is very informative. Here’s what I get out of the report…
- Mechanical engineering is the second largest major in UVa’s engineering school. I would think this would mean that it should be a priority for the engineering school to keep it vital and well funded.
- Of all the majors in the engineering school, only mechanical engineering and computer science earn less than the national salary averages for their majors.
- Looking at which of the top recruiting companies, Lockheed Martin hired no mechanical engineers although you would think that would be a natural fit. Northrop Grumman did hire 7 out of a class of 70-80 graduates, about 10% of them. I don’t know how other universities compare here. 10% could be good.</p>
<p>Since the original post asked about UVa engineering vs Univ of Michigan, I took a look at Michigan’s annual recruiting report. It does not report all the same breakouts as UVa, but the average salary for mechanical engineers graduating from there is $60,197, above the national average, and 59% of the jobs recruited request mechanical engineering majors. Here is the link- [Michigan</a> Engineering | Annual Report](<a href=“http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/index.html]Michigan”>http://career.engin.umich.edu/annualReport/index.html).</p>