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Master's · Engineering

Mechanical Engineering (Master's): earnings by school

106 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$98,102
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$115,376
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$27,072
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 83 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $107,325 and $127,773. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$170,342$200,732—
Santa Clara University CA—$170,120—
Stanford University CA$138,150$167,632$64,725
University of California-Berkeley CA$130,635$147,475—
Duke University NC—$139,868—
University of Southern California CA$124,941$139,101$47,480
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$111,614$138,833—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$116,148$138,803$25,644
California State University-Long Beach CA$113,803$138,465—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$107,343$137,970$50,347
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$121,207$135,171—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$102,972$133,021—
Johns Hopkins University MD$120,900$132,861$28,500
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$105,134$132,097$35,850
Oakland University MI$112,563$130,141—
California State University-Fullerton CA$99,407$129,073—
Villanova University PA$98,992$128,221—
Cornell University NY$112,830$128,130$20,500
University of California-San Diego CA$112,592$128,129—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$100,804$127,908—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$100,599$127,773—
Carnegie Mellon University PA$108,718$127,603$57,062
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$96,676$126,887—
University of Houston TX—$125,271—
Northeastern University MA$96,589$124,007—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$123,205$22,159
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$103,339$123,084—
University of California-Davis CA$135,707$121,768—
Drexel University PA$91,398$121,560—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$106,159$120,648$30,750
Oregon State University OR$84,166$119,847—
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$84,166$119,847—
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$98,920$119,843—
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$116,412$119,691—
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$98,101$117,441—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$98,248$117,288—
Boston University MA$90,458$117,154$60,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$101,791$116,951—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH—$116,426—
University of Colorado Boulder CO$97,859$115,960$37,968
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$86,321$115,946—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$93,544$115,376—
Colorado School of Mines CO$98,104$115,085$20,500
Washington University in St Louis MO$106,020$115,029—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$114,915——
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$114,915——
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$114,915——
Wayne State University MI$96,775$114,758—
Florida State University FL—$113,967—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$92,920$113,710—
Marquette University WI—$112,901—
Syracuse University NY$94,059$112,673—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$99,386$112,569—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$102,787$112,342—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$91,527$112,217—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$97,316$111,472—
University of Florida FL$95,253$109,893$30,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$109,293——
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$88,006$109,087$20,500
San Diego State University CA$109,013——
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$93,094$108,955$20,500
Michigan Technological University MI$99,326$108,453—
University of St Thomas MN$90,877$107,807—
Clarkson University NY$90,936$107,611—
Tufts University MA$107,589——
Utah State University UT$86,411$107,544—
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$86,970$107,441$16,500
Northern Illinois University IL$105,074$107,338—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$95,967$107,325$14,750
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$96,597$107,173—
Portland State University OR$117,066$107,077—
University of Pennsylvania PA$106,820——
University of California-Riverside CA—$106,742—
Cleveland State University OH$88,414$106,560—
University of Utah UT$92,629$106,317—
Iowa State University IA$99,600$106,245—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$106,233—$20,500
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$77,872$105,200—
University of Louisville KY$87,763$105,037—
Stony Brook University NY$84,925$104,470—
University of Central Florida FL$100,906$104,337—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$90,671$103,803—
Brigham Young University UT$93,229$103,427—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA—$103,192—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$91,600$103,070—
Clemson University SC$84,552$102,636—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$90,537$101,894—
Binghamton University NY$78,142$101,600—
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$83,143$101,412—
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$101,076——
California State University-Sacramento CA$101,008——
Wright State University-Main Campus OH—$100,393—
California State University-Los Angeles CA$99,093——
Washington State University WA$98,416——
University of California-Irvine CA$96,971—$20,500
University at Buffalo NY$87,270$96,497—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$95,406——
Kennesaw State University GA$95,215——
University of Idaho ID$94,431——
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$92,348——
University of Dayton OH$87,900——
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$87,521——
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$85,083——
University of North Texas TX$84,705——
Manhattan University NY$82,702——
Mercer University GA$81,040——