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Heavy Equipment Maintenance at Northern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying Heavy Equipment Maintenance, you may want to check out the program at Northern Michigan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Michigan University is in Marquette, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 2 heavy equipment maintenance degrees were granted at Northern Michigan University.

Studying Online at Northern Michigan University

Online coursework is an option at Northern Michigan University. Among 7,409 students, 967 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,633 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Rankings at Northern Michigan University

Use these rankings to compare Northern Michigan University’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#None of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 124
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 22
Best Value	Michigan	#None of 4
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 127

Earnings for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates from Northern Michigan University

Students who complete Northern Michigan University’s Heavy Equipment Maintenance program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$41,023
2 years	$37,748
3 years	$41,810
4 years	$51,715
5 years	$54,311

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates from Northern Michigan University report median earnings of $51,715, compared with $45,526 for all Northern Michigan University graduates — about 14% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Northern Michigan University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates at Northern Michigan University are 0% women (0) and 100% men (2).

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Associate’s Program at Northern Michigan University

Among the 2 associate’s heavy equipment maintenance degrees awarded at Northern Michigan University, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Heavy Equipment Maintenance associate’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Heavy Equipment Maintenance Concentrations at Northern Michigan University

This Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Northern Michigan University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance	2

Highest-Paying Careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance Graduates

Those who complete Heavy Equipment Maintenance program at Northern Michigan University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Heavy Equipment Maintenance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,051
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$69,523
Millwrights	$69,067
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$68,487
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$54,995
Rail Car Repairers	$49,359
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$39,180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$36,138
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$31,702

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.