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Mechanical engineering

What in this major can only be learned at university?

10-SECOND VIEW

At a glance

4-year tuition: ₩30.7mEngineering field avg ₩7.7m/yr × 4 (2026, before aid)
Total cost & opportunity cost: Calculate with my numbers
Degree requirement: Employer requiredNo statutory degree rule; most design/R&D postings appear to require one (posting analysis not yet done).
Lecture parts AI can cover: Statics, mechanics of materials, dynamics, worked problems
Hard for AI to replace: Hands-on machining, measurement and testing; design sign-off
Practice dependency: HighMany labs (machining, materials testing, thermo-fluids) need equipment and safety control.
Major–job match: Not confirmed by major · all 4-year grads 73.8% (KRIVET 2016)
Employment rate: 70.4%Engineering field, all higher education, 2024 graduates
Where the school spends: Official averages by type (per-school data not loaded)
Confirmed audit / misconduct: See confirmed cases

PRACTICE

High AMS ANALYSIS

Many labs (machining, materials testing, thermo-fluids) need equipment and safety control.

Where the university is strong: Machine shop, Laboratory, Expensive equipment, Controlled safety environment
Partial substitutes: CFD, Structural analysis (FEA), Digital twinNo evidence simulation equals real practice.

LEARNING BY DOING

Failure costPartial

Safety riskHigh

Provable by portfolioPartial

LicenceEmployer required

CAD and analysis can be shown, but equipment and safety limit solo learning.

DEGREE NECESSITY

Not combined into a score. Employer filters and network value stay empty without data (licensed jobs show the statutory rule).

ALUMNI

Answer at the alumni survey; distributions appear at 30+ responses.

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