Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1,311 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

U-M Engineering Degrees Available

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

U-M Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at U-M compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at U-M is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Engineering Schools	79

In 2021, 1,221 students received their master’s degree in engineering from U-M. This makes it the #2 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 255 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,311 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from U-M. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	203
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	718
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

U-M Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,221 students earned a master's degree in engineering from U-M. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	121
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	405
International Students	583
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

U-M also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 255 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	462
Industrial Engineering	296
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	282
Computer Engineering	269
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	264
Biomedical Engineering	244
Chemical Engineering	177
Electrical Engineering	142
Materials Engineering	119
Civil Engineering	98
Systems Engineering	89
Environmental Engineering	76
Nuclear Engineering	75
Marine Engineering	58
Robotics Engineering	58
Energy Systems Engineering	23
Engineering Physics	21
Manufacturing Engineering	13
Other Engineering	12
Construction Engineering	8
Engineering Science	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mechanical Engineers	43,890	$91,100
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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