The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Houghton conferred 731 bachelor's degrees and 297 master's degrees in engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 264 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 119 master's degrees in mechanical engineering and 93 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering.
The university enrolled 7,172 students for 2017-18, including 5,797 in undergraduate programs and 1,375 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 264 | - | 139 | - | 403 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 83 | - | 89 | 54 | 226 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 81 | - | 38 | - | 119 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 93 | - | 16 | - | 109 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 53 | - | 11 | - | 64 | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 41 | - | 17 | - | 58 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 41 | - | 15 | - | 56 | |
| Materials Engineering | 30 | - | 10 | - | 40 | |
| Electromechanical Engineering | - | - | - | 27 | 27 | |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 21 | - | 1 | - | 22 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| Surveying Engineering | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Engineering, General | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | |
| Water Resources Engineering | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Engineering Mechanics | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering total | 731 | - | 341 | 84 | 1,156 | 65.3 |
| Computer Science | 50 | - | 20 | - | 70 | |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 71 | - | 20 | - | 91 | 5.1 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 22 | - | 14 | - | 36 | |
| Accounting | 8 | - | 12 | - | 20 | |
| Finance, General | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Construction Management | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Actuarial Science | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business Statistics | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 61 | - | 26 | - | 87 | 4.9 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 34 | - | - | - | 34 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Nanotechnology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Technology, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 58 | - | - | 5 | 63 | 3.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 22 | - | 18 | - | 40 | |
| Statistics, Other | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Statistics, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 23 | - | 35 | - | 58 | 3.3 |
| Forestry, General | 19 | - | 10 | - | 29 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Environmental Science | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 41 | - | 17 | - | 58 | 3.3 |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | - | 5 | - | 12 | |
| Physics, General | 7 | - | 5 | - | 12 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 7 | - | 3 | - | 10 | |
| Condensed Matter and Materials Physics | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 28 | - | 20 | - | 48 | 2.7 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 17 | - | 16 | - | 33 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Molecular Genetics | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Ecology | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Exercise Physiology | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 23 | - | 23 | - | 46 | 2.6 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| Archeology | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Anthropology | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Economics, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Applied Economics | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Social Sciences total | 11 | - | 18 | - | 29 | 1.6 |
| International/Global Studies | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | |
| Sustainability Studies | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Cognitive Science | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | - | - | 2 | 26 | 28 | 1.6 |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | 9 | - | 13 | - | 22 | |
| International and Intercultural Communication | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 13 | - | 13 | - | 26 | 1.5 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 12 | - | 4 | - | 16 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 19 | - | 4 | - | 23 | 1.3 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Medical Informatics | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 13 | - | 4 | - | 17 | 1 |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 0.6 |
| Psychology, General | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Psychology total | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 0.6 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 0.2 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 0.2 |
| German Language and Literature | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| History, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| History total | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.1 |
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