Mechanical Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Ferris State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME tech, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ferris was ranked #16 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for ME tech majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ferris.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Ferris paid an average of $456 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,768 | $12,768 |
Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,036 | $10,036 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,035 | $2,035 |
Learn more about Ferris tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. ME Tech students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ferris took out an average of $26,400 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $25,707.
The median early career salary of ME tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ferris is $68,033 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $55,560.
Ferris does not offer an online option for its ME tech bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ferris Online Learning page.
Women made up around 11.8% of the ME tech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.9% of the ME tech bachelor’s degrees at Ferris in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 76 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Automotive Engineering Technology | 35 |
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology | 58 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering technology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering Technology | 16 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 16 |
Industrial Production Technology | 128 |
Energy Systems Technologies | 26 |
View All Mechanical Engineering Technology Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.