Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you plan to study mechanical 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 has a total student population of 47,907.

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.

U-M Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U-M Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at U-M 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 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at U-M are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	136
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

U-M Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of me master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	40
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	462

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Construction Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor.

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.