Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every 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 ME program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from U-M.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in ME from U-M. This makes it the #16 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of U-M ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $75,414. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from U-M. About 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 55% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	173
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

U-M Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a master's degree in ME from U-M. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 36 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.