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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

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

About 10% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 90% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

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

Of the 44 students majoring in ME at Wayne State, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

Of the 32 students majoring in ME at Lawrence Tech, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

About 12% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 16 students majoring in ME at WMU, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 50% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UM Flint is a moderately-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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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