Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Kettering University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kettering is located in Flint, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,030. In 2021, 235 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Kettering.

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.

Kettering Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

Kettering Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Kettering compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Kettering 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	1
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	6
	6
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	59
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	91

How Much Do ME Graduates from Kettering Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kettering is $76,471. This is 17% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Kettering

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

Kettering Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 235 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kettering, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Kettering 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 Kettering University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	177
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Computer 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 Kettering 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 Bryan Duggan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.