The Ohio State University

Mechanical Engineering is a diverse field in engineering - in fact, it's the most broad of any of the engineering disciplines. Students in Mechanical Engineering study topics ranging from numerical methods to fluid dynamics to heat transfer to automatic control systems and beyond. ME graduates find jobs in an equally diverse market; some work closely with Industrial Systems Engineers in manufacturing while others may be in product design for an automaker or even a toy company. Going down another level within each of those broad job classification headings, Mechanical Engineers find themselves as managers, researchers, applied mathematicians, and, of course, performing purebred Mechanical Engineering duties.

So what is the ultimate reason to study Mechanical Engineering? It's different for everybody, but if you like the challenge of a wide range of projects, the prospect of working with a broad spectrum of other professionals, and of course, the fact that you will be reimbursed well for your skills, then Mechanical Engineering is for you. Furthermore, at Ohio State, you can enroll as a pre-major in ME and get involved in one of our affiliated student projects to be sure you get exposed to what ME is all about early on. If your interests change at some point and decide that ME really isn't for you, the prerequisites for our program often transfer over to other fields of study, especially the other fields of engineering - giving you flexibility to change your mind. We're willing to bet that won't happen.