Bachelor's · Engineering/engineering-related Technologies/technicians

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's): earnings by school

68 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$70,643
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$81,765
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$23,403
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 61 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $78,160 and $86,361. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA$97,197$126,209$26,935
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA—$120,219—
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$99,808—$25,500
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$99,808—$25,500
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$73,430$98,267$23,407
Wayne State University MI$70,466$97,257—
Farmingdale State College NY$62,701$91,941$15,000
University of Maine ME$71,830$91,879$22,000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$72,141$91,230$16,815
Central Connecticut State University CT$77,570$90,472$25,500
Art Center College of Design CA$88,147$90,188$55,937
American Public University System WV$62,854$89,871$23,399
Western New England University MA$77,708$89,642$26,000
New England Institute of Technology RI$71,043$88,991$28,500
Oregon Institute of Technology OR—$88,036—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$71,325$86,891$19,437
Central Michigan University MI$67,339$86,472—
Youngstown State University OH$70,119$86,361$25,000
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$77,691$86,226$26,250
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$72,909$85,533$21,000
Purdue University Northwest IN$65,963$85,242$27,000
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology NY$64,417$85,222—
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$70,294$84,896$16,500
Central Washington University WA$66,844$84,871$22,696
University of Houston TX$67,840$84,692$20,818
University of Toledo OH$71,757$83,465$25,000
Michigan Technological University MI$70,885$83,394$24,317
LeTourneau University TX$69,249$83,158$26,000
Kennesaw State University GA$74,622$83,083$23,500
Ferris State University MI$72,604$82,821$18,500
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$82,795—$22,000
Northern Michigan University MI$67,123$82,326$27,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$71,756$81,765—
University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH$71,756$81,765—
Purdue University Fort Wayne IN$70,173$81,259$21,375
Virginia State University VA—$80,902$26,719
University of Akron Main Campus OH$71,149$80,611$26,000
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$72,388$80,482$19,500
University of Dayton OH$72,978$80,475$24,987
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY$64,500$80,450$19,500
University of North Texas TX$66,649$80,138$20,630
Montana State University MT$63,488$80,089$19,000
Eastern Michigan University MI$78,101$79,829—
ECPI University VA$79,692—$39,000
Indiana State University IN$80,259$79,527$20,500
Weber State University UT$72,398$79,471$12,333
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$70,820$79,342$27,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$70,820$79,342$27,000
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$66,375$79,299$15,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$69,436$78,160$21,500
Tarleton State University TX—$77,044—
Eastern Washington University WA—$76,693—
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY$72,343$76,413$23,000
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$69,393$76,400$19,250
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA—$75,897—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA—$75,897—
Fairmont State University WV$67,163$75,569—
Pittsburg State University KS$68,795$74,878$20,519
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY$56,356$73,336$10,000
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$59,784$73,327$21,800
Colorado Mesa University CO$68,375$72,815—
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA$55,467$69,714$26,957
SUNY College of Technology at Canton NY$65,293——
Kent State University at Kent OH$64,721—$26,000
South Carolina State University SC$62,523$63,129—
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX$59,975——
Colorado State University Pueblo CO—$53,940—
McPherson College KS$46,912$52,781$25,500