Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 279 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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.

Michigan State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Michigan State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Michigan State 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 ME major at Michigan State 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
	27

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in ME from Michigan State. This makes it the #154 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Michigan State ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $71,321. This is 9% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	219
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Michigan State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of ME master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other 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 Michigan State 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.