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Engineering (all) at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 853 engineering majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 62nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $99 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#62 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year85310% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$97,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$99Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-0936)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William A. Demmer Engineering Center, Engineering Research Complex South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  2. University of California, Irvine 83
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83
  4. Auburn University 83
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 83
  6. University of Colorado Boulder 82
  7. University of Connecticut 82
  8. Tulane University of Louisiana 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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