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Michigan Mechanical Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mechanical Engineers in Michigan

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Fast Facts for Mechanical Engineers in Michigan

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Niles, Ann Arbor, and Warren
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lansing, Saginaw, and Flint
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Warren, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids

Salaries for Mechanical Engineers in Michigan

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Warren, Ann Arbor, and Niles. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mechanical Engineers in Michigan are listed below.

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Michigan Mechanical Engineering Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Central Michigan UniversityMount PleasantDoctorate26,611
Kettering UniversityFlintMasters2,675
Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste MarieMasters2,819
Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldDoctorate4,570
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingDoctorate & First Professional46,045
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughtonDoctorate6,744
Oakland UniversityRochester HillsDoctorate18,081
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity CenterMasters9,662
University of Detroit MercyDetroitDoctorate5,723
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborDoctorate41,042
University of Michigan-DearbornDearbornMasters8,336
Wayne State UniversityDetroitDoctorate & First Professional32,380
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooDoctorate24,433

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mechanical Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Michigan. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mechanical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mechanical Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MICHIGAN

   
Niles740$73,1007.9
Ann Arbor1,840$79,4606.8
Warren8,440$80,0204.3
Battle Creek250$71,7903.5
Grand Rapids1,750$63,9402.7
Holland410$61,8002.6
Jackson190$66,5202.5
Muskegon200$60,9602.2
Bay City90$62,7601.8
Monroe70$67,6201.2
Flint260$60,9501.2
Saginaw130$60,9801.1
Lansing190$70,5500.6
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