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Bachelor's · Engineering

Engineering, General (Bachelor's): earnings by school

75 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$72,468
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$88,063
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$24,250
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 54 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $84,180 and $96,695. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering MA$89,389$135,136$13,771
Cornell University NY—$128,207—
Harvey Mudd College CA$95,545$122,845$26,000
University of California-Davis CA$79,111$114,228—
Carnegie Mellon University PA—$110,208—
Brown University RI$87,175$108,550$19,000
McNeese State University LA$73,828$107,319$19,899
Seattle Pacific University WA—$106,291—
Lafayette College PA—$104,222—
Michigan State University MI$79,320$102,301$21,500
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA—$101,078—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$71,116$99,838—
Frostburg State University MD$67,034$99,671—
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA$77,038$96,695—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$75,297$94,332$24,720
Texas Christian University TX$78,978$93,753$21,500
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA$93,141—$25,000
University of Southern Indiana IN—$92,209—
Hampton University VA$92,196—$17,750
James Madison University VA$74,127$91,761$22,527
Walla Walla University WA$71,438$91,473$27,932
George Fox University OR$76,274$91,427$27,000
John Brown University AR—$90,783—
Mercer University GA$74,573$88,413$25,053
University of North Carolina Asheville NC$72,468$88,346$22,760
Elizabethtown College PA$74,977$88,104$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine PA$67,873$88,063$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$67,873$88,063$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA$67,873$88,063$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$67,873$88,063$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$67,873$88,063$27,000
Stony Brook University NY—$87,517—
The University of Tennessee-Martin TN$71,177$87,043—
Loyola University Maryland MD$67,776$86,585$21,500
Robert Morris University PA$58,417$86,444$27,000
Wilkes University PA$77,164$86,308—
Smith College MA$71,917$86,262—
Northwest Nazarene University ID$78,644$85,643—
Messiah University PA$71,006$84,927—
East Carolina University NC$72,938$84,847$21,500
Baylor University TX—$84,689—
Oral Roberts University OK$69,971$84,649$25,000
Saint Vincent College PA$64,018$84,180$26,348
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$74,825$82,903$17,450
Olivet Nazarene University IL$70,017$82,632$27,000
Hope College MI$75,006$82,513$26,500
Western Carolina University NC$68,048$82,500$25,000
Calvin University MI$72,534$82,326$19,250
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN—$81,757—
University of Maryland Eastern Shore MD$81,264——
Wake Forest University NC$78,620—$20,000
Swarthmore College PA—$78,519—
University of Hartford CT—$78,351—
Fort Lewis College CO$66,506$77,389$21,500
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$76,409—$24,250
Geneva College PA$68,459$75,535$26,747
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY—$74,307—
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR$73,682—$21,282
Marshall University WV—$72,922—
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$58,342$72,716—
Doane University NE$71,458—$27,000
Campbell University NC$71,355—$18,500
Trinity College CT$71,068—$18,000
University of Northwestern-St Paul MN$69,327—$27,000
Cornell College IA$69,256——
Boise State University ID$66,868—$22,917
Abilene Christian University TX$65,722—$23,125
Daytona State College FL$62,328—$11,000
College of the Ozarks MO$60,470——
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$40,355—$19,500