Manufacturing Engineering: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of manufacturing engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 14 colleges. National median: $76,612, rising to $88,690 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$82,864$93,042$15,000
2Dunwoody College of TechnologyMN$81,165$90,176—
3Grand Valley State UniversityMI$77,793$95,416—
4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$77,750$108,502—
5Western Washington UniversityWA$76,872$85,314—
6University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$76,703$87,431$24,472
7Oregon State UniversityOR$76,612$85,369$19,823
8Oregon State University-Cascades CampusOR$76,612$85,369$19,823
9Georgia Southern UniversityGA$75,132——
10Brigham Young UniversityUT$74,580$92,122$7,500
11Ferris State UniversityMI$74,104$80,996$23,338
12Texas State UniversityTX$72,860$88,995$23,973
13Bradley UniversityIL$70,995$88,690$27,000
14North Dakota State University-Main CampusND$70,367$86,072—

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 manufacturing engineering graduates earn?

The median college reports $76,612 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering and $88,690 four years after. The highest is $82,864 at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.

How much student debt do manufacturing engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,823 at the typical college.