General Mechanical Engineering at Central Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering school? To help you decide if Central Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mechanical engineering program.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year.

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

Central Michigan General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Central Michigan General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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