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General Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study General Mechanical Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grand Valley State University is in Allendale, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 59 general mechanical engineering degrees were awarded at Grand Valley State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Grand Valley State University

Online coursework is an option at Grand Valley State University. Among 22,011 students, 1,443 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,272 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Mechanical Engineering graduates at Grand Valley State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Mechanical Engineering graduates at Grand Valley State University are 14% women (8) and 86% men (51).

General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Among the 59 bachelor’s general mechanical engineering degrees awarded at Grand Valley State University, 14% were women (8) and 86% were men (51).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	59

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Mechanical Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Mechanical Engineering program at Grand Valley State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for General Mechanical Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Fuel Cell Engineers	$137,020
Automotive Engineers	$107,733
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Cost Estimators	$80,966
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Mechanical Engineers	$79,543
Aerospace Engineers	$63,328

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.