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Mechanical Engineering Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes 2021/22 for full-time UK domiciled first degree Mechanical Engineering graduates - 15 months after Bath.

Courses included on this page

On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2021/22 leavers for the following course(s):

  • Aerospace Engineering MEng
  • Integrated Design Engineering MEng
  • Mechanical Engineering BEng/MEng
  • Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management BEng/MEng
  • Mechanical with Automotive Engineering BEng

Example job titles

  • Audit Associate
  • Business Analyst
  • Clinical Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Deals, Insights and Analytics Associate
  • Design Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Energy Consultant
  • Exposure Management Analyst
  • Flight Physics Graduate
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Policy Advisor
  • Production Engineer
  • Project Manager
  • Systems Engineer
  • Trainee Patent Attorney

Example employers

  • Airbus Group
  • Arup
  • Alpine F1 Team
  • Atkins
  • Crux Product Design
  • Dyson
  • EDF Energy
  • KPMG
  • Kubrick Group
  • PwC
  • Rolls-Royce

Response rates to survey

Response rate
Total in 2021/22 cohort 1 180
% response rate 73%

Graduate Outcomes by activity

Activity summary Percentage
Work for an employer 2 84%
Further study, training or research 2%
Self-employed/own business 2%
Other 3 6%
Unemployed 4 6%
Total 5 100%

Occupations, industries and skills

Mechanical Engineering combines scientific principles with design and manufacturing processes. Graduates develop sought-after skills in teamwork, initiative, problem-solving and creativity, alongside specialist engineering knowledge. While most work in high-technology and manufacturing industries, many find success in other sectors.

Industries

Mechanical Engineering graduates primarily work in the aerospace and automotive industries and in design consultancies, with strong representation in manufacturing, medical engineering and large engineering firms. Their skills in problem-solving, creativity, design, analytics and advanced mathematics are also valued in software, finance and professional services.

Occupations

Most graduates become professional engineers, with roles ranging from specialist positions like MWD (measurements while drilling) engineer to broader graduate engineer roles. Many work as design or technology consultants, while others leverage their project management skills in management consulting.

Graduate Outcomes explained

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The University of Bath has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?

Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2021/22 leavers relating to full-time UK-domiciled first-degree University of Bath graduates, 15 months after leaving university.

Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited part of Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

  1. Number rounded to the nearest multiple of five. ↩

  2. Includes paid and unpaid work and voluntary work.  ↩

  3. Includes developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio, taking time out to travel, caring for someone (unpaid), retired, or doing something else.  ↩

  4. Unemployed may include those due to start work or further study.  ↩

  5. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Activity defined using HESA MIMPACT: identifies what the graduate considered to be their most important activity on census week. ↩

  6. 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, 6th in the Complete University Guide 2025, and 5th in the Guardian University Guide 2025.  ↩

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