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Engineering at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Michigan State Engineering Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Engineering Rankings

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan State, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 28
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 51
Mechanical Engineering 29
Civil Engineering 22
Agricultural Engineering 9
Environmental Engineering 9
Chemical Engineering 7
Biomedical Engineering 3
Engineering Mechanics 1

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 Michigan 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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