Median earnings of engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 61 colleges. National median: $72,468, rising to $88,063 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | Harvey Mudd College | CA | $95,545 | $122,845 | $26,000 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | MA | $93,141 | — | $25,000 |
| 3 | Hampton University | VA | $92,196 | — | $17,750 |
| 4 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | MA | $89,389 | $135,136 | $13,771 |
| 5 | Brown University | RI | $87,175 | $108,550 | $19,000 |
| 6 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | MD | $81,264 | — | — |
| 7 | Michigan State University | MI | $79,320 | $102,301 | $21,500 |
| 8 | University of California-Davis | CA | $79,111 | $114,228 | — |
| 9 | Texas Christian University | TX | $78,978 | $93,753 | $21,500 |
| 10 | Northwest Nazarene University | ID | $78,644 | $85,643 | — |
| 11 | Wake Forest University | NC | $78,620 | — | $20,000 |
| 12 | Wilkes University | PA | $77,164 | $86,308 | — |
| 13 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | MA | $77,038 | $96,695 | — |
| 14 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 15 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 16 | Ohio University-Southern Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 17 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 18 | Ohio University-Main Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 19 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | OH | $76,409 | — | $24,250 |
| 20 | George Fox University | OR | $76,274 | $91,427 | $27,000 |
| 21 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $75,297 | $94,332 | $24,720 |
| 22 | Hope College | MI | $75,006 | $82,513 | $26,500 |
| 23 | Elizabethtown College | PA | $74,977 | $88,104 | $27,000 |
| 24 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | MN | $74,825 | $82,903 | $17,450 |
| 25 | Mercer University | GA | $74,573 | $88,413 | $25,053 |
| 26 | James Madison University | VA | $74,127 | $91,761 | $22,527 |
| 27 | McNeese State University | LA | $73,828 | $107,319 | $19,899 |
| 28 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | AR | $73,682 | — | $21,282 |
| 29 | East Carolina University | NC | $72,938 | $84,847 | $21,500 |
| 30 | Calvin University | MI | $72,534 | $82,326 | $19,250 |
| 31 | University of North Carolina Asheville | NC | $72,468 | $88,346 | $22,760 |
| 32 | Smith College | MA | $71,917 | $86,262 | — |
| 33 | Doane University | NE | $71,458 | — | $27,000 |
| 34 | Walla Walla University | WA | $71,438 | $91,473 | $27,932 |
| 35 | Campbell University | NC | $71,355 | — | $18,500 |
| 36 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | TN | $71,177 | $87,043 | — |
| 37 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $71,116 | $99,838 | — |
| 38 | Trinity College | CT | $71,068 | $110,821 | $18,000 |
| 39 | Messiah University | PA | $71,006 | $84,927 | — |
| 40 | Olivet Nazarene University | IL | $70,017 | $82,632 | $27,000 |
| 41 | Oral Roberts University | OK | $69,971 | $84,649 | $25,000 |
| 42 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | MN | $69,327 | — | $27,000 |
| 43 | Cornell College | IA | $69,256 | — | — |
| 44 | Geneva College | PA | $68,459 | $75,535 | $26,747 |
| 45 | Western Carolina University | NC | $68,048 | $82,500 | $25,000 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | PA | $67,873 | $88,063 | $27,000 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois | PA | $67,873 | $88,063 | $27,000 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | PA | $67,873 | $88,063 | $27,000 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $67,873 | $88,063 | $27,000 |
| 50 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | PA | $67,873 | $88,063 | $27,000 |
| 51 | Loyola University Maryland | MD | $67,776 | $86,585 | $21,500 |
| 52 | Frostburg State University | MD | $67,034 | $99,671 | — |
| 53 | Boise State University | ID | $66,868 | — | $22,917 |
| 54 | Fort Lewis College | CO | $66,506 | $77,389 | $21,500 |
| 55 | Abilene Christian University | TX | $65,722 | — | $23,125 |
| 56 | Saint Vincent College | PA | $64,018 | $84,180 | $26,348 |
| 57 | Daytona State College | FL | $62,328 | — | $11,000 |
| 58 | College of the Ozarks | MO | $60,470 | — | — |
| 59 | Robert Morris University | PA | $58,417 | $86,444 | $27,000 |
| 60 | College of Staten Island CUNY | NY | $58,342 | $72,716 | — |
| 61 | Savannah College of Art and Design | GA | $40,355 | — | $19,500 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do engineering graduates earn?
The median college reports $72,468 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in engineering and $88,063 four years after. The highest is $95,545 at Harvey Mudd College.
How much student debt do engineering graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $24,250 at the typical college.