General Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University

If you plan to study general mechanical engineering, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 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.

Michigan State General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Michigan State General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Michigan State 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.

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	193
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Michigan State General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from Michigan State, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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

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