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Mechanic & Repair Technologies at Western Michigan University

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

If you are interested in studying mechanic and repair technologies, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanic & Repair Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Mechanic & Repair Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanic & Repair Technologies

WMU Mechanic & Repair Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mechanic and repair technologies progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mechanic and repair technologies major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanic & Repair Technologies. 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
Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
	110
Best Value Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools	183
Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools	920
Most Focused Mechanic & Repair Technologies Trade Schools	1,154

Mechanic & Repair Technologies Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mechanic and repair technologies majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

The mechanic and repair technologies program at WMU awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women. The typical mechanic and repair technologies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 7% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mechanic and repair technologies at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in mechanic and repair technologies.

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

WMU also has a doctoral program available in mechanic and repair technologies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Mechanic & Repair Technologies

The following mechanic and repair technologies concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	13

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Careers That Mechanic & Repair Technologies Grads May Go Into

A degree in mechanic and repair technologies 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 Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	22,030	$51,430
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	19,360	$42,220
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,040	$68,990
Bus and Truck Mechanics	9,360	$45,930
Engine and Machine Assemblers	9,350	$51,020

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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