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Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,873. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Michigan Tech.

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 Tech Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Michigan Tech offers distance education options for ME at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Michigan Tech Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Michigan Tech performed in these rankings.

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 Michigan Tech 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
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools 33
83

In 2021, 152 students received their master’s degree in ME from Michigan Tech. This makes it the #3 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Michigan Tech ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan Tech is $69,541. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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ME Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 263 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan Tech, about 87% were men and 13% were women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Michigan Tech 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 Technological University with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 243
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Michigan Tech Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

10% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 ME majors earned their master's degree from Michigan Tech. Of these graduates, 90% were men and 10% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 39
International Students 110
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Michigan Tech also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Technological 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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