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The bachelor's program at Wayne State was ranked #195 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #12 in Michigan.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Wayne State University handed out 306 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 269 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 193 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Wayne State. This makes it the #77 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 31 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Wayne State University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Wayne State. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 62% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's in engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 42 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| White | 189 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 23 |
| Other Races | 16 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 77% were men and 23% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 80 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 74 |
| Other Races | 8 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 163 |
| Electrical Engineering | 114 |
| Industrial Engineering | 69 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 64 |
| Civil Engineering | 61 |
| Chemical Engineering | 36 |
| Other Engineering | 13 |
| Computer Engineering | 6 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 5 |
| General Engineering | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 274 |
| Physical Sciences | 128 |
| Engineering Technologies | 105 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 50 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 22 |
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