General Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying general mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

WMU General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at WMU 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at WMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

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