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Major Overview for Manufacturing Engineering

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Overview for Manufacturing Engineering

A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, development, and implementation of manufacturing systems. Includes instruction in materials science and engineering, manufacturing processes, process engineering, assembly and product engineering, manufacturing systems design, and manufacturing competitiveness.

Careers for Manufacturing Engineering Majors

A major in Manufacturing Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Manufacturing Engineering

Top 24 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Manufacturing Engineering among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
38
(0.5%)
Minimally Selective$11,470
Boston University
Boston, MA
37
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$47,208
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
20
(0.4%)
Minimally Selective$15,227
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI
17
(1.4%)
Minimally Selective$12,601
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
16
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$14,868
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
15
(2.7%)
Moderately Selective$34,970
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
15
(0.5%)
Minimally Selective$14,962
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
14
(0.3%)
Minimally Selective$14,284
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
12
(0.3%)
Minimally Selective$13,157
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
9
(1.2%)
Minimally Selective$28,120
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.