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General Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

General Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

Every general mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mechanical engineering program at Michigan Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 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 Tech General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

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 general mechanical engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Michigan Tech General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Michigan Tech 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 245
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Michigan Tech General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

8% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 8% went to 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 general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 86
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 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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