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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ferris State University

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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ferris State University

What traits are you looking for in a equipment maintenance school? To help you decide if Ferris State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's equipment maintenance program.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 equipment maintenance majors received their bachelor's degree from Ferris.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the equipment maintenance progam at Ferris compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The equipment maintenance major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance. 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
1
Most Focused Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Schools 90
Most Focused Heavy Equipment Maintenance Schools 188

Earnings of Ferris Equipment Maintenance Graduates

The median salary of equipment maintenance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $61,397. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allequipment maintenance bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the equipment maintenance majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program

6% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 94% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at Ferris are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance from Ferris in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in equipment maintenance at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in equipment maintenance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in equipment maintenance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Equipment Maintenance Grads May Go Into

A degree in equipment maintenance 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 Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 22,030 $51,430
Millwrights 2,570 $63,090
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 2,440 $52,120
Machinery Maintenance Workers 1,530 $45,610
Rail Car Repairers 360 $55,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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