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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges
$76,181 Avg Salary
$26,007 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, mechanical engineering students earned 592 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in Michigan for mechanical engineering students. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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University of Michigan - Flint did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 346
Ohio 395
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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