Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In 2021, 114 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Wayne State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	120

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in ME from Wayne State. This makes it the #53 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Wayne State ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $71,849. This is 10% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The ME program at Wayne State awarded 114 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	77
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a master's degree in ME from Wayne State. About 11% of these graduates were women and the other 89% were men.

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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.