Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and has a total student population of 8,783. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UM Dearborn.

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.

UM Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

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.

UM Dearborn does offer online education options in ME for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UM Dearborn 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 UM Dearborn 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in ME from UM Dearborn. This makes it the #32 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UM Dearborn ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM Dearborn is $72,006. This is 10% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 117 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UM Dearborn, about 79% were men and 21% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UM Dearborn since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	87
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UM Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 66 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UM Dearborn, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UM Dearborn, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UM Dearborn also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer 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 Michigan - Dearborn.

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.