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 18 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.

professor observes two students making technical adjustments

What kind of engineer will you be?


We can help you apply your passion for problem solving to a field that fits.

Looking for courses?

The Course Guide and Bulletin (a.k.a “the Bulletin”) is always the most up-to-date source for info on Michigan Engineering courses, curricula and paths of study.

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. 

Admissions: Advanced Placement Guidelines

Where your degree can take you

As you consider graduate school, your next steps will likely lead to industry, academia, national labs or entrepreneurship. We can help you start strategically.

Get your master’s faster

Complete a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years with Sequential Undergraduate Graduate Studies (SUGS). 

Joseph Labuz, BME PhD Student mixes a batch of sugar in the lab

Explore PhDs

Michigan Engineering is a great place to get your PhD, and all our students are fully funded.

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 dashboardU-M bachelor’s average salary (2022 data) Average entry-level salary (U.S.), 2022
Aerospace$78,782$75,758
Biomedical$75,750$66,736
Chemical$76,600$71,151
Civil$62,191$62,226
Environmental$62,256$70,302
Climate & Space
Electrical Engineering$86,866$72,272
Computer Hardware Engineer$76,707
Computer Science

Computer & IT fields
$103,480

$95,681
Pay by job titles*
Industrial & Operations$92,042Pay by job titles*
Materials Science$71,600$72,006
Mechanical$77,264$67,979
Naval Architecture & Marine$63,410
Nuclear$74,761
Mean entry-level engineering salaries and average U-M bachelor’s degree salaries, by department. Data from https://www.bls.gov/oes/ and https://www.payscale.com/, 2022. 
U-M salary data is self-reported by our alumni courtesy of the Engineering Career Resource Center; as a result, sample size can vary.

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