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Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance at Ferris State University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying heavy/industrial equipment maintenance, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 students received their associate's degree in equipment maintenance.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance
Bachelor’s Degree in Equipment Maintenance

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks equipment maintenance programs across the country. The following shows how Ferris performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The equipment maintenance major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Most Focused Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate Degree Trade Schools	90
Most Focused Heavy Equipment Maintenance Trade Schools	188

How Much Do Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Ferris Make?

The median salary of equipment maintenance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $61,397. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allequipment maintenance bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Equipment Maintenance Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the equipment maintenance majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program

6% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of equipment maintenance associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in equipment maintenance at Ferris are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in equipment maintenance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in equipment maintenance from Ferris. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in equipment maintenance at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in equipment maintenance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in equipment maintenance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

If you plan to be a equipment maintenance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ferris State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	31

Careers That Equipment Maintenance Grads May Go Into

A degree in equipment maintenance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	22,030	$51,430
Millwrights	2,570	$63,090
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	2,440	$52,120
Machinery Maintenance Workers	1,530	$45,610
Rail Car Repairers	360	$55,880

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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