Undergraduate degree programs
Shape your foundation
Your future career is a lifelong learning process that goes well beyond a paycheck. Get the tools and experience to ensure you’ll be in demand by those solving society’s tough problems.
Seek out an education that aligns with your interests and values through one of our engineering majors. We offer 17 undergraduate programs that lead to a Bachelor of Science degree. Along the way you can choose from a variety of programs that help you explore your specific interests with hands-on opportunities that let you put your purpose into practice.
What kind of engineer will you be?
We can help you apply your passion for problem solving to a field that fits.
Credit where it’s due
Transfer credit
Whether it’s from dual enrollment, dual degrees or coming to us from another institution, the credits you’ve earned might apply to your degree or program with us. Our admissions and aid resources for transfer credits can help you see how your existing credits might apply.
Placement exams
Prior to orientation, you will complete the online math and chemistry placement exams (chemistry exam will be waived for those with AP/IB/transfer credit for general chemistry). You will also have the option of taking a foreign language placement exam. In some cases, doing well on a U-M Placement Exam will exempt you from a course or a requirement. The Engineering Advising Center website has more information.
Advanced Placement guidelines
Make sure to discuss your AP exams with your advisor during orientation.
Engineering Salaries
How much do engineers earn? Engineering jobs are paid the highest average starting salary and comprise a rapidly growing field, with employment growth of roughly 140,000 new jobs over the next ten years, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). University of Michigan Engineers are in high demand and our alumni data shows that they typically start their careers with above-average compensation.
| U-M Engineering departments & BLS dashboard | Mean entry-level salary (U.S.) | U-M bachelor’s average salary (2017-2019 data) |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace | $69,794 | $76,348 |
| Biomedical | $62,292 | $80,300 |
| Chemical | $67,936 | $73,664 |
| Civil | $58,511 | $60,904 |
| Environmental | $57,550 | $57,500 |
| Climate & Space | ||
| Electrical & Computer | $67,241 | $88,396 |
| Electrical Engineering | $79,436 | |
| Computer Hardware Engineer | $75,376 | |
| Computer Science Computer & IT fields Computer Hardware Engineers | Pay by job titles* | $99,248 $91,582 |
| Industrial & Operations | $61,861 | $79,598 |
| Materials Science | $67,232 | $65,500 |
| Mechanical | $63,283 | $75,720 |
| Naval Architecture & Marine | $62,108 | $64,800 |
| Nuclear | $69,309 | $72,175 |
U-M data from the Engineering Career Resource Center.
Campus & Community News
July 30 virtual event highlights future lunar and deep space missions, the technologies to get there, and U-M’s research contributions to space exploration.
The all U-M crew was the U.S. Apollo program’s fourth lunar landing, and the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle.
The highly coveted FXB Fellowship is given to exceptional Aerospace Engineering PhD students to support their research on the analysis and design of flight vehicles. Meet recent graduate and FXB Fellow Behdad Davoudi.
His top priority is to design and manufacture Taiwan’s own satellites and rockets.
Professor Love was appointed JoAnn Silverstein Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, effective September 1, 2021.
