General Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University

Every general mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mechanical engineering program at Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

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

Wayne State General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Wayne State General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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.