Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

Oakland Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Oakland Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Oakland 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	99
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Oakland Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of me master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Oakland, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Oakland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	222

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Chemistry
• Systems Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Robotics 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 Oakland 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 Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.