Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Dearborn is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 8,783 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Dearborn in 2021, 360 of them were engineering majors.

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

UM Dearborn Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UM Dearborn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UM Dearborn offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UM Dearborn performed in these rankings.

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 engineering major at UM Dearborn 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 Popular Engineering Schools	90
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Engineering Schools	111

In 2021, 281 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UM Dearborn. This makes it the #43 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #204 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 360 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from UM Dearborn in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UM Dearborn 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 Michigan - Dearborn with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	260
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UM Dearborn Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	118
International Students	121
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UM Dearborn also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 4 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Michigan - Dearborn. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	192
Mechanical Engineering	183
Industrial Engineering	75
Other Engineering	64
Computer Engineering	54
Biomedical Engineering	37
Systems Engineering	19
Manufacturing Engineering	16
Robotics Engineering	11

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 - Dearborn.

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.