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Mechanical engineering at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 279 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#45 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year2793% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 63% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma 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
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes part in a working lunch and dis
“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 mechanical 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 mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Irvine 78
  2. University of California, Berkeley 78
  3. University of Pittsburgh 78
  4. University of Delaware 78
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 77
  7. University of Washington 77
  8. Washington University in St. Louis 77

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in mechanical 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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