Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Wayne State 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Wayne State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of me master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	163

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical 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 Wayne State University.

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.