Mechanical Engineering: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of mechanical engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 334 colleges. National median: $75,796, rising to $91,192 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Cal Poly Maritime AcademyCA$98,324$126,395$23,147
2University of California-BerkeleyCA$95,340$119,371$11,175
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$94,095$131,967$15,000
4Cornell UniversityNY$93,525$112,212$14,163
5Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$92,862$111,491$10,275
6Northwestern UniversityIL$92,622$98,277$13,263
7McNeese State UniversityLA$89,765——
8University of Southern CaliforniaCA$89,664$104,649$15,858
9Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$89,043$105,623$19,500
10Duke UniversityNC$88,721$120,991$13,250
11Northeastern UniversityMA$87,504$103,384$22,500
12The University of Texas at AustinTX$87,333$104,523$18,089
13The University of Texas Permian BasinTX$87,329$89,699$16,115
14Tufts UniversityMA$87,011$101,196$18,500
15California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$86,929$106,750$17,000
16University of California-Los AngelesCA$86,008$108,875$13,315
17Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$85,959$110,210—
18Rice UniversityTX$84,706$108,970$6,000
19Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$84,487$96,418$18,950
20Santa Clara UniversityCA$84,296$122,111$16,304
21SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$84,213$106,932$19,500
22Montana Technological UniversityMT$84,075$82,443$20,676
23University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$83,737$105,888$18,490
24Tuskegee UniversityAL$83,470$93,694—
25Michigan State UniversityMI$82,932$97,946$21,000
26Prairie View A & M UniversityTX$82,839$88,708$28,281
27Kettering UniversityMI$82,803$99,292$26,507
28Texas A&M University-College StationTX$82,714$97,903$19,000
29University of Notre DameIN$82,656$99,859$15,600
30California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$82,531$99,148$16,163
31George Washington UniversityDC$82,462$101,196$25,500
32New York UniversityNY$82,354$91,821$19,000
33West Texas A & M UniversityTX$82,350$93,938$14,500
34Lawrence Technological UniversityMI$82,301$100,145$28,500
35Southern Methodist UniversityTX$82,252$90,649$25,000
36Oakland UniversityMI$82,153$97,444$20,833
37University of Detroit MercyMI$82,055$104,683—
38Purdue University-Main CampusIN$82,015$102,572$16,124
39Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMA$81,901$97,124$24,500
40Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY$81,845$93,065$24,375
41Vanderbilt UniversityTN$81,830$101,345—
42Seattle UniversityWA$81,764$96,218$25,000
43University of San DiegoCA$81,593$91,848$19,000
44Fairfield UniversityCT$81,485$91,633$27,000
45University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$81,350$95,329$15,000
46Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$81,313$97,308$25,812
47Saint Louis UniversityMO$81,283$99,331$20,500
48University of Houston-Clear LakeTX$81,277—$20,500
49Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$81,248$99,975$18,500
50University of California-DavisCA$81,149$102,161$12,060
51The University of AlabamaAL$81,064$95,079$21,000
52George Mason UniversityVA$80,915$96,467$20,000
53Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$80,892$100,554$26,967
54University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$80,791$104,336$12,583
55Boston UniversityMA$80,780$95,757$19,500
56Baker CollegeMI$80,708$101,143—
57Howard UniversityDC$80,620$112,021$21,875
58Alabama A & M UniversityAL$80,590$87,291$26,205
59California Baptist UniversityCA$80,565$105,046$27,000
60Union CollegeNY$80,558$85,427$25,000
61Lafayette CollegePA$80,404$101,348$15,500
62Western Illinois UniversityIL$80,011——
63Texas Tech UniversityTX$79,884$98,113$25,500
64University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$79,801$95,114$18,000
65Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY$79,755$92,952$23,250
66University of Maryland-College ParkMD$79,754$100,003$18,570
67University of HoustonTX$79,753$93,275$19,687
68University of Michigan-FlintMI$79,751$89,554$25,000
69Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyNY$79,721$103,254$19,750
70University of FloridaFL$79,537$97,113$14,624
71University of Florida-OnlineFL$79,537$97,113$14,624
72Seattle Pacific UniversityWA$79,461—$23,855
73Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$79,424$94,260$20,250
74University of DelawareDE$79,282$93,873$26,750
75Lehigh UniversityPA$79,252$96,618$21,906
76University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$79,240$102,078$13,447
77University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA$79,240$102,078$13,447
78University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$79,240$102,078$13,447
79University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM$79,231$94,990$17,500
80University of ArizonaAZ$79,191$90,384$25,012
81Marshall UniversityWV$79,151$94,686—
82Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$79,092$94,462$23,954
83York College of PennsylvaniaPA$79,033$89,995$27,000
84Drexel UniversityPA$78,977$93,638$29,325
85Colorado School of MinesCO$78,974$97,087$20,346
86University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$78,974$90,061$19,500
87University of ConnecticutCT$78,973$90,261$21,406
88University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusCT$78,973$90,261$21,406
89University of Connecticut-Avery PointCT$78,973$90,261$21,406
90University of Connecticut-StamfordCT$78,973$90,261$21,406
91University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusCT$78,973$90,261$21,406
92Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR$78,936$95,470$25,857
93University of RochesterNY$78,924$95,060$19,000
94Villanova UniversityPA$78,841$97,556$26,475
95LeTourneau UniversityTX$78,753$84,998$25,000
96Baylor UniversityTX$78,636$92,990$16,250
97Weber State UniversityUT$78,636—$15,000
98Washington University in St LouisMO$78,601$95,965$11,500
99University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$78,557$95,341$22,125
100University of UtahUT$78,453$91,127$21,073
101The College of New JerseyNJ$78,386$91,052$22,835
102Portland State UniversityOR$78,377$94,223$22,416
103Grand Valley State UniversityMI$78,337$90,565$27,000
104Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$78,307$94,197$20,500
105The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$78,307$90,623$18,750
106Washington State UniversityWA$78,276$93,971$18,574
107Saint Ambrose UniversityIA$78,171——
108Wayne State UniversityMI$77,971$94,869$22,238
109Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$77,908$99,955$19,888
110Western Michigan UniversityMI$77,862$87,477$28,000
111Brigham Young UniversityUT$77,785$90,634$11,650
112Lipscomb UniversityTN$77,662$93,990$27,000
113University of California-San DiegoCA$77,655$104,229$14,000
114University of ToledoOH$77,542$90,717$17,144
115University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$77,498$94,841$23,403
116Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$77,490$96,376$20,750
117Trine UniversityIN$77,478$86,997$27,000
118San Diego State UniversityCA$77,287$97,825$15,000
119University of North DakotaND$77,233$89,704$28,102
120The University of Texas at TylerTX$77,036$88,562$19,397
121Iowa State UniversityIA$77,031$85,938$22,971
122Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$76,975$91,742$21,500
123Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK$76,961$89,436$20,500
124Clarkson UniversityNY$76,937$90,286$26,000
125Mississippi State UniversityMS$76,930$93,893$18,750
126Saginaw Valley State UniversityMI$76,915$83,873$20,750
127University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$76,902$94,881$19,166
128Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$76,887$95,090$16,736
129Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ$76,887$95,090$16,736
130Syracuse UniversityNY$76,883$91,438$23,500
131Florida State UniversityFL$76,878$89,622$15,793
132Oregon State UniversityOR$76,837$93,740$20,218
133Oregon State University-Cascades CampusOR$76,837$93,740$20,218
134University of ArkansasAR$76,796$84,464$17,500
135Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$76,772$96,226$19,500
136University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK$76,723$91,653$17,000
137Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN$76,705$95,983$25,000
138University of Michigan-DearbornMI$76,685$94,919$23,125
139University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$76,667$86,331$18,500
140North Carolina A & T State UniversityNC$76,661$85,463$25,000
141University of South AlabamaAL$76,650$89,052$26,000
142Lamar UniversityTX$76,577$97,159$23,503
143University of Rhode IslandRI$76,533$89,901$24,375
144Bradley UniversityIL$76,522$95,896$27,000
145University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$76,495$94,629$19,061
146Kansas State UniversityKS$76,470$88,533$20,966
147University of LouisvilleKY$76,465$89,056$20,500
148University of Akron Main CampusOH$76,420$87,752$16,642
149University of Alaska AnchorageAK$76,410$98,156—
150Florida Institute of TechnologyFL$76,374$92,753$26,122
151Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$76,364$87,789$23,875
152University of Colorado BoulderCO$76,354$93,073$15,000
153Quinnipiac UniversityCT$76,343$89,732$27,000
154South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$76,293$85,350$27,000
155Michigan Technological UniversityMI$76,271$88,860$24,123
156University of GeorgiaGA$76,188$88,366$14,500
157University of WyomingWY$76,183$87,533$18,500
158University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA$76,176$96,999$24,212
159Bucknell UniversityPA$76,108$99,860$27,000
160Clemson UniversitySC$75,999$91,028$19,500
161University of KentuckyKY$75,954$90,654$17,700
162Southern University and A & M CollegeLA$75,835$92,969$29,250
163Southern University Law CenterLA$75,835$92,969$29,250
164North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$75,803$87,112$19,500
165Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePA$75,796$87,997$24,250
166Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonPA$75,796$87,997$24,250
167Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksPA$75,796$87,997$24,250
168Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPA$75,796$87,997$24,250
169Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$75,796$87,997$24,250
170Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPA$75,796$87,997$24,250
171California State University-NorthridgeCA$75,759$99,216$13,350
172University of California-IrvineCA$75,741$99,111$13,000
173University of KansasKS$75,737$82,934$20,500
174Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$75,737$94,561$22,151
175University of IowaIA$75,734$89,078$26,774
176Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$75,708—$26,000
177University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$75,676$88,972$20,500
178University of TulsaOK$75,625$91,225$26,188
179Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI$75,622$85,791$27,000
180University of Southern MaineME$75,507$88,515$22,375
181Gonzaga UniversityWA$75,439$93,816$21,500
182University of PortlandOR$75,380$93,119$15,250
183University of St ThomasMN$75,316$91,683$27,000
184Ohio Northern UniversityOH$75,295$85,802$27,000
185Roger Williams UniversityRI$75,225$94,385—
186Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottAZ$75,126$96,331$25,000
187Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$75,126$96,331$25,000
188Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$75,121$89,583$20,912
189University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownPA$75,105$90,768$23,500
190University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$75,105$90,768$23,500
191Miami University-OxfordOH$75,074$87,343$20,000
192University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI$75,020$86,405$23,047
193Northern Illinois UniversityIL$74,956$86,999$16,731
194San Francisco State UniversityCA$74,869$102,104$18,500
195University of MiamiFL$74,864$86,156$18,500
196University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH$74,857$93,622$27,000
197University of New OrleansLA$74,842$91,435$19,050
198University of West FloridaFL$74,836—$13,000
199University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$74,836$95,078$16,594
200University of Nevada-Las VegasNV$74,795$97,901$13,653
201University of DaytonOH$74,773$88,339$19,500
202Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$74,615$88,410$22,875
203Purdue University Fort WayneIN$74,521$85,075$20,357
204University of HartfordCT$74,493$88,530$27,000
205Temple UniversityPA$74,428$91,131$25,000
206Auburn UniversityAL$74,357$93,246$20,500
207Southern Utah UniversityUT$74,267—$16,500
208New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM$74,264$85,742$17,500
209The Catholic University of AmericaDC$74,262$90,355$27,000
210Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$74,259—$18,375
211California State University-ChicoCA$74,209$93,555$18,000
212Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiTX$74,179$82,322$25,625
213The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$74,117$87,062$25,000
214Manhattan UniversityNY$74,080$92,802$24,460
215Benedictine CollegeKS$73,956—$27,000
216Saint Cloud State UniversityMN$73,920$87,503$22,500
217Georgia Southern UniversityGA$73,886$87,731$25,500
218California State University-FullertonCA$73,880$86,808$14,000
219North Dakota State University-Main CampusND$73,877$87,702$21,000
220University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$73,872$91,296$23,250
221Kennesaw State UniversityGA$73,863$88,860$20,500
222University of DenverCO$73,799$93,026$18,875
223University of Southern IndianaIN$73,763——
224The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$73,715$90,158$17,954
225University of Illinois ChicagoIL$73,692$87,384$15,680
226Florida International UniversityFL$73,677$93,494$16,544
227University of Missouri-St LouisMO$73,628$84,087$27,730
228Marquette UniversityWI$73,609$93,764$24,530
229University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$73,529$87,645$21,500
230University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleWI$73,358$87,139$21,500
231West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWV$73,357$90,461$23,875
232West Virginia UniversityWV$73,357$90,461$23,875
233University of IdahoID$73,327$86,415$15,358
234Hofstra UniversityNY$73,297$94,744$25,000
235University at BuffaloNY$73,286$84,602$18,790
236Minnesota State University-MankatoMN$73,183$85,286$25,169
237Arkansas State UniversityAR$73,135$91,665$17,500
238Montana State UniversityMT$73,112$88,653$17,000
239Saint Martin's UniversityWA$73,109$92,321—
240Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$73,006$92,457$24,441
241Liberty UniversityVA$72,998$89,129$25,000
242University of North FloridaFL$72,990$85,995$14,000
243Purdue University NorthwestIN$72,942$91,229$23,786
244New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$72,917$89,827$17,500
245University of New HavenCT$72,907$89,099$27,000
246Valparaiso UniversityIN$72,885$90,583$22,228
247University of Central FloridaFL$72,878$89,663$15,125
248Brigham Young University-IdahoID$72,829$86,239$12,258
249University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$72,717$94,320$28,000
250University of Nevada-RenoNV$72,536$88,460$21,750
251California State University-Los AngelesCA$72,518$93,028$13,500
252State University of New York at New PaltzNY$72,418$89,504$22,962
253California State University-Long BeachCA$72,415$95,957$13,500
254Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$72,415$88,960$21,750
255Tennessee Technological UniversityTN$72,379$84,267$15,750
256University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO$72,360$90,588$20,429
257Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL$72,347$86,238$24,000
258University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$72,283$88,265$20,648
259Ohio University-Eastern CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
260Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
261Ohio University-Southern CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
262Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
263Ohio University-Main CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
264Ohio University-Zanesville CampusOH$72,184$91,285$25,412
265Merrimack CollegeMA$72,182$85,545$27,000
266Utah State UniversityUT$72,131$89,901$15,000
267University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$72,128$92,555$19,989
268University of VermontVT$72,073$83,438$19,500
269Alfred UniversityNY$72,043$79,452$26,000
270Central Michigan UniversityMI$71,984$85,196$28,000
271The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTN$71,966$89,407$19,531
272The University of Texas at DallasTX$71,906$90,102$22,250
273Cleveland State UniversityOH$71,853$85,184$23,891
274Wichita State UniversityKS$71,850$89,074$22,070
275Stony Brook UniversityNY$71,624$91,650$18,398
276University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$71,557$88,965$20,500
277Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$71,555$81,428$21,792
278University of South FloridaFL$71,537$88,249$15,375
279University of California-MercedCA$71,516$95,040$12,757
280University of MaineME$71,492$85,064$27,000
281Gannon UniversityPA$71,452$82,856$27,000
282Wright State University-Main CampusOH$71,423$82,795$17,250
283Wright State University-Lake CampusOH$71,423$82,795$17,250
284Youngstown State UniversityOH$71,330$80,158$20,995
285Oklahoma Christian UniversityOK$71,320$85,881—
286Boise State UniversityID$71,282$85,354$19,375
287University of North TexasTX$71,075$87,257$23,784
288University of Massachusetts-DartmouthMA$71,052$89,310$26,549
289California State University-FresnoCA$70,915$88,002$15,000
290Cedarville UniversityOH$70,887$86,062$23,322
291Utah Valley UniversityUT$70,813—$17,324
292Widener UniversityPA$70,712$88,358$26,978
293CUNY City CollegeNY$70,680$97,270$10,249
294University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$70,620$91,192$19,500
295South Dakota State UniversitySD$70,448$87,704$23,410
296University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$70,375$91,187$24,000
297California State University-SacramentoCA$70,320$93,878$15,500
298Rowan UniversityNJ$70,230$90,084$21,365
299Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$70,189$86,834$27,000
300Old Dominion UniversityVA$70,111$87,772$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 mechanical engineering graduates earn?

The median college reports $75,796 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and $91,192 four years after. The highest is $98,324 at Cal Poly Maritime Academy.

How much student debt do mechanical engineering graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,000 at the typical college.