Engineering at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Wayne State 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	103
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Engineering Schools	240
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270

In 2021, 193 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Wayne State. This makes it the #77 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Wayne State. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	189
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Wayne State Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from Wayne State. About 77% were men and 23% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	80
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 31 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 Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	163
Electrical Engineering	114
Industrial Engineering	69
Biomedical Engineering	64
Civil Engineering	61
Chemical Engineering	36
Other Engineering	13
Computer Engineering	6
Manufacturing Engineering	5
General Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical 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 Wayne State University.

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.