Mechanical Engineering at Central Michigan University

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Central Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In 2021, 65 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Central Michigan Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Central Michigan performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	104

How Much Do ME Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $66,978. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Central Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ME from Central Michigan in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Central Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	49
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mechanical Engineers	43,890	$91,100
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Cost Estimators	6,590	$63,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.