Mechanical Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. Of the 719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Detroit Mercy in 2021, 25 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Detroit Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Detroit Mercy 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
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	34

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in ME from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #111 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from Detroit Mercy. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Detroit Mercy in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• General 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 University of Detroit Mercy.

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.