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Bachelor's · Engineering

Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's): earnings by school

343 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$75,796
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$91,131
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 321 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $87,997 and $95,341. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$94,095$131,967$15,000
Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA$98,324$126,395$23,147
Santa Clara University CA$84,296$122,111$16,304
Duke University NC$88,721$120,991$13,250
University of California-Berkeley CA$95,340$119,371$11,175
Stanford University CA—$117,072—
Princeton University NJ—$115,927—
University of Pennsylvania PA—$114,492—
Cornell University NY$93,525$112,212$14,163
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$92,862$111,491$10,275
Johns Hopkins University MD$85,959$110,210—
Rice University TX$84,706$108,970$6,000
University of California-Los Angeles CA$86,008$108,875$13,315
SUNY Maritime College NY$84,213$106,932$19,500
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$86,929$106,750$17,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$83,737$105,888$18,490
Carnegie Mellon University PA$89,043$105,623$19,500
California Baptist University CA$80,565$105,046$27,000
University of Detroit Mercy MI$82,055$104,683—
University of Southern California CA$89,664$104,649$15,858
The University of Texas at Austin TX$87,333$104,523$18,089
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$80,791$104,336$12,583
University of California-San Diego CA$77,655$104,229$14,000
Northeastern University MA$87,504$103,384$22,500
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology NY$79,721$103,254$19,750
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$82,015$102,572$16,124
University of California-Davis CA$81,149$102,161$12,060
San Francisco State University CA$74,869$102,104$18,500
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$79,240$102,078$13,447
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$79,240$102,078$13,447
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$79,240$102,078$13,447
Lafayette College PA$80,404$101,348$15,500
Vanderbilt University TN$81,830$101,345—
George Washington University DC$82,462$101,196$25,500
Tufts University MA$87,011$101,196$18,500
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$80,892$100,554$26,967
Lawrence Technological University MI$82,301$100,145$28,500
University of Maryland-College Park MD$79,754$100,003$18,570
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$81,248$99,975$18,500
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA$77,908$99,955$19,888
Bucknell University PA$76,108$99,860$27,000
University of Notre Dame IN$82,656$99,859$15,600
University of the Pacific CA—$99,573$24,052
Saint Louis University MO$81,283$99,331$20,500
Kettering University MI$82,803$99,292$26,507
California State University-Northridge CA$75,759$99,216$13,350
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$82,531$99,148$16,163
University of California-Irvine CA$75,741$99,111$13,000
Northwestern University IL$92,622$98,277$13,263
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology NM$68,152$98,213$11,297
University of Alaska Anchorage AK$76,410$98,156—
Texas Tech University TX$79,884$98,113$25,500
Michigan State University MI$82,932$97,946$21,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$82,714$97,903$19,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$74,795$97,901$13,653
San Diego State University CA$77,287$97,825$15,000
Villanova University PA$78,841$97,556$26,475
Oakland University MI$82,153$97,444$20,833
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$81,313$97,308$25,812
CUNY City College NY$70,680$97,270$10,249
Lamar University TX$76,577$97,159$23,503
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA$81,901$97,124$24,500
University of Florida FL$79,537$97,113$14,624
University of Florida-Online FL$79,537$97,113$14,624
Colorado School of Mines CO$78,974$97,087$20,346
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$76,176$96,999$24,212
Lehigh University PA$79,252$96,618$21,906
George Mason University VA$80,915$96,467$20,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$84,487$96,418$18,950
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$77,490$96,376$20,750
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ$75,126$96,331$25,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$75,126$96,331$25,000
Loyola Marymount University CA$76,772$96,226$19,500
Seattle University WA$81,764$96,218$25,000
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN$76,705$95,983$25,000
Washington University in St Louis MO$78,601$95,965$11,500
California State University-Long Beach CA$72,415$95,957$13,500
Bradley University IL$76,522$95,896$27,000
Boston University MA$80,780$95,757$19,500
Oregon Institute of Technology OR$78,936$95,470$25,857
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$78,557$95,341$22,125
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$81,350$95,329$15,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$79,801$95,114$18,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$76,887$95,090$16,736
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$76,887$95,090$16,736
The University of Alabama AL$81,064$95,079$21,000
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$74,836$95,078$16,594
University of Rochester NY$78,924$95,060$19,000
University of California-Merced CA$71,516$95,040$12,757
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$79,231$94,990$17,500
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$76,685$94,919$23,125
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$76,902$94,881$19,166
Wayne State University MI$77,971$94,869$22,238
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$77,498$94,841$23,403
Hofstra University NY$73,297$94,744$25,000
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$76,495$94,629$19,061
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$75,737$94,561$22,151
Central Connecticut State University CT$79,092$94,462$23,954
Roger Williams University RI$75,225$94,385—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$72,717$94,320$28,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$79,424$94,260$20,250
Portland State University OR$78,377$94,223$22,416
Case Western Reserve University OH$78,307$94,197$20,500
Lipscomb University TN$77,662$93,990$27,000
Washington State University WA$78,276$93,971$18,574
West Texas A & M University TX$82,350$93,938$14,500
Mississippi State University MS$76,930$93,893$18,750
California State University-Sacramento CA$70,320$93,878$15,500
University of Delaware DE$79,282$93,873$26,750
Gonzaga University WA$75,439$93,816$21,500
Marquette University WI$73,609$93,764$24,530
Oregon State University OR$76,837$93,740$20,218
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$76,837$93,740$20,218
University of California-Riverside CA$69,819$93,721$19,958
Tuskegee University AL$83,470$93,694—
Drexel University PA$78,977$93,638$29,325
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$74,857$93,622$27,000
California State University-Chico CA$74,209$93,555$18,000
Western New England University MA—$93,541—
Florida International University FL$73,677$93,494$16,544
University of Mississippi MS$69,508$93,311$21,503
University of Houston TX$79,753$93,275$19,687
Auburn University AL$74,357$93,246$20,500
University of Portland OR$75,380$93,119$15,250
University of Colorado Boulder CO$76,354$93,073$15,000
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$81,845$93,065$24,375
California State University-Los Angeles CA$72,518$93,028$13,500
University of Denver CO$73,799$93,026$18,875
Baylor University TX$78,636$92,990$16,250
Southern University and A & M College LA$75,835$92,969$29,250
Southern University Law Center LA$75,835$92,969$29,250
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$79,755$92,952$23,250
Manhattan University NY$74,080$92,802$24,460
Florida Institute of Technology FL$76,374$92,753$26,122
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$72,128$92,555$19,989
Louisiana Tech University LA$73,006$92,457$24,441
Saint Martin's University WA$73,109$92,321—
Northern Arizona University AZ$69,940$91,941$23,000
University of San Diego CA$81,593$91,848$19,000
New York University NY$82,354$91,821$19,000
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$76,975$91,742$21,500
University of St Thomas MN$75,316$91,683$27,000
Arkansas State University AR$73,135$91,665$17,500
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$76,723$91,653$17,000
Stony Brook University NY$71,624$91,650$18,398
Fairfield University CT$81,485$91,633$27,000
University of Alaska Fairbanks AK—$91,522—
Syracuse University NY$76,883$91,438$23,500
University of New Orleans LA$74,842$91,435$19,050
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$73,872$91,296$23,250
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$72,184$91,285$25,412
Purdue University Northwest IN$72,942$91,229$23,786
University of Tulsa OK$75,625$91,225$26,188
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$70,620$91,192$19,500
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA$70,375$91,187$24,000
Temple University PA$74,428$91,131$25,000
University of Utah UT$78,453$91,127$21,073
The College of New Jersey NJ$78,386$91,052$22,835
Clemson University SC$75,999$91,028$19,500
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$75,105$90,768$23,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$75,105$90,768$23,500
University of Toledo OH$77,542$90,717$17,144
University of Kentucky KY$75,954$90,654$17,700
Southern Methodist University TX$82,252$90,649$25,000
Brigham Young University UT$77,785$90,634$11,650
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$78,307$90,623$18,750
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$72,360$90,588$20,429
Valparaiso University IN$72,885$90,583$22,228
Grand Valley State University MI$78,337$90,565$27,000
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV$73,357$90,461$23,875
West Virginia University WV$73,357$90,461$23,875
University of Arizona AZ$79,191$90,384$25,012
The Catholic University of America DC$74,262$90,355$27,000
Clarkson University NY$76,937$90,286$26,000
University of Connecticut CT$78,973$90,261$21,406
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$78,973$90,261$21,406
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$78,973$90,261$21,406
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$78,973$90,261$21,406
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$78,973$90,261$21,406
Lake Superior State University MI—$90,216—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$73,715$90,158$17,954
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$71,906$90,102$22,250
Rowan University NJ$70,230$90,084$21,365
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$78,974$90,061$19,500
Idaho State University ID$69,430$90,053—
York College of Pennsylvania PA$79,033$89,995$27,000
New York Institute of Technology NY$66,015$89,966$27,000
University of Rhode Island RI$76,533$89,901$24,375
Utah State University UT$72,131$89,901$15,000
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$72,917$89,827$17,500
McNeese State University LA$89,765——
Quinnipiac University CT$76,343$89,732$27,000
University of North Dakota ND$77,233$89,704$28,102
University of Central Florida FL$72,878$89,663$15,125
Binghamton University NY$68,292$89,650$19,500
Florida State University FL$76,878$89,622$15,793
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$69,521$89,589$20,500
Florida Atlantic University FL$75,121$89,583$20,912
University of Michigan-Flint MI$79,751$89,554$25,000
University of Memphis TN$66,199$89,516$23,315
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$72,418$89,504$22,962
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$76,961$89,436$20,500
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$71,966$89,407$19,531
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$71,052$89,310$26,549
Liberty University VA$72,998$89,129$25,000
University of New Haven CT$72,907$89,099$27,000
University of Iowa IA$75,734$89,078$26,774
Wichita State University KS$71,850$89,074$22,070
University of Louisville KY$76,465$89,056$20,500
University of South Alabama AL$76,650$89,052$26,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$75,676$88,972$20,500
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$71,557$88,965$20,500
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$72,415$88,960$21,750
Michigan Technological University MI$76,271$88,860$24,123
Kennesaw State University GA$73,863$88,860$20,500
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$69,671$88,830$25,125
Prairie View A & M University TX$82,839$88,708$28,281
Montana State University MT$73,112$88,653$17,000
The University of Texas at Tyler TX$77,036$88,562$19,397
Kansas State University KS$76,470$88,533$20,966
University of Hartford CT$74,493$88,530$27,000
University of Southern Maine ME$75,507$88,515$22,375
University of Nevada-Reno NV$72,536$88,460$21,750
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$74,615$88,410$22,875
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$65,020$88,393$14,252
University of Georgia GA$76,188$88,366$14,500
Widener University PA$70,712$88,358$26,978
University of Dayton OH$74,773$88,339$19,500
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$72,283$88,265$20,648
University of South Florida FL$71,537$88,249$15,375
University of Central Oklahoma OK$69,549$88,188$24,250
California State University-Fresno CA$70,915$88,002$15,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$75,796$87,997$24,250
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$62,481$87,991$15,625
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$76,364$87,789$23,875
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY$65,187$87,788$20,250
Old Dominion University VA$70,111$87,772$19,500
University of Akron Main Campus OH$76,420$87,752$16,642
Georgia Southern University GA$73,886$87,731$25,500
South Dakota State University SD$70,448$87,704$23,410
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$73,877$87,702$21,000
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$73,529$87,645$21,500
University of Wyoming WY$76,183$87,533$18,500
Saint Cloud State University MN$73,920$87,503$22,500
Western Michigan University MI$77,862$87,477$28,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL$73,692$87,384$15,680
Miami University-Oxford OH$75,074$87,343$20,000
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX$87,329—$16,115
Alabama A & M University AL$80,590$87,291$26,205
University of North Texas TX$71,075$87,257$23,784
Midwestern State University TX$66,787$87,160$22,500
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$73,358$87,139$21,500
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$75,803$87,112$19,500
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$74,117$87,062$25,000
Northern Illinois University IL$74,956$86,999$16,731
Trine University IN$77,478$86,997$27,000
Grand Canyon University AZ$70,189$86,834$27,000
California State University-Fullerton CA$73,880$86,808$14,000
Western Kentucky University KY$68,191$86,624$20,100
University of Idaho ID$73,327$86,415$15,358
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$75,020$86,405$23,047
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$76,667$86,331$18,500
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$72,829$86,239$12,258
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$72,347$86,238$24,000
University of Miami FL$74,864$86,156$18,500
Cedarville University OH$70,887$86,062$23,322
University of North Florida FL$72,990$85,995$14,000
Iowa State University IA$77,031$85,938$22,971
Oklahoma Christian University OK$71,320$85,881—
University of Evansville IN$69,451$85,851—
Ohio Northern University OH$75,295$85,802$27,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI$75,622$85,791$27,000
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$74,264$85,742$17,500
Merrimack College MA$72,182$85,545$27,000
Arkansas Tech University AR$69,776$85,509—
Eastern Washington University WA$66,008$85,495$24,000
North Carolina A & T State University NC$76,661$85,463$25,000
Union College NY$80,558$85,427$25,000
Boise State University ID$71,282$85,354$19,375
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD$76,293$85,350$27,000
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$73,183$85,286$25,169
Christian Brothers University TN—$85,285—
Central Michigan University MI$71,984$85,196$28,000
Cleveland State University OH$71,853$85,184$23,891
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN$74,521$85,075$20,357
University of Maine ME$71,492$85,064$27,000
LeTourneau University TX$78,753$84,998$25,000
University at Buffalo NY$73,286$84,602$18,790
University of Arkansas AR$76,796$84,464$17,500
Tennessee Technological University TN$72,379$84,267$15,750

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