Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying 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 approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in ME.

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.

WMU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

WMU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from WMU in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.