Expected Earning after Completing Engineering Program is $74,619

1,245 colleges are offering Engineering program through certificate, undergraduate, and graduate levels. For bachelor's degree, 0 schools have the Engineering program and 0 schools are offering the program in graduate levels. In 2024, a total of 0 students completed the program and earned a degree or certificate in the area. By degree level, and 0 students earned master's or doctoral degrees.

Colleges Offering Engineering and Number of Degree Earners

The 2024 average tuition of schools that have Engineering program is $10,857 for state residents and $32,842 for out-of-state students. For graduate Engineering programs, the average tuition is $11,969 for state residents and $26,531 for out-of-state students.
The following table summarizes the Engineering schools by offered degree and number of completers.
Engineering Schools and Number of Completers by Award Level
Degree LevelSchools OfferedCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Data Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

Average Salary by Program in Engineering Study

The average salary after completing bachelor's Engineering is $74,619. The salary is based on the median annual earnings of students three years after graduation. The earning with Engineering Master's degree is $93,395.
The average loan debt of the completers in Engineering programs is $22,690 and the estimated monthly loan payment is $234. The debt amount is based only on federal loan debt originated at the school awarding the credential, if it were repaid over 10 years at a 3.73% interest rate.
For Engineering program, the graduates from Princeton University have the highest earning of $181,687 (Bachelor's degree). Students from University of California-Berkeley and Santa Clara University follow it with average earning $104,635 and $104,462 respectively.
Top 5 Earnings Schools in Engineering Area
Tuition & FeesAnnual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Princeton University $62,688$181,687$15,141 --
University of California-Berkeley $50,547$104,635$8,720 $14,062$145
Santa Clara University $61,293$104,462$8,705 $22,666$233
University of Washington-Bothell Campus $43,155$104,043$8,670 $14,430$149
Carnegie Mellon University $66,246$103,170$8,598 $23,179$239
Data Source: College Scorecard

Average Earning and Debt by Engineering Sub Major Programs

In Engineering area, the graduates who completing Petroleum Engineering program have the highest salary of $91,845 and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering program have the second highest salary of $91,349 in average.
Associate's Mining and Mineral Engineering program shows the highest earning ($108,754) and Biomedical/Medical Engineering program follows with $66,206 average salary.
Operations Research Master's program has $136,315 average salary and Systems Engineering program completers earn $115,382 yearly.
The next table shows the average earning and debt after completing Engineering area by major program and degree. The average annual earning is calculated based on the earning of students three years after graduation.
  • Only data from students who received federal financial aid are included in the calculation.
  • The actual earning may differ from the average value.

Engineering, General

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Associate $24,941$2,078 $10,161$104
Bachelor's $71,485$5,957 $23,136$237
Master's $95,758$7,980 $30,682$347

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $76,274$6,356 $23,213$239
Master's $98,407$8,201 $36,461$413
Doctoral $118,373$9,864 --

Agricultural Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Associate $55,492$4,624 --
Bachelor's $66,230$5,519 $22,061$227

Architectural Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $73,574$6,131 $25,225$259
Master's $83,242$6,937 --

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Associate $66,206$5,517 --
Bachelor's $71,193$5,933 $22,001$227
Master's $85,132$7,094 $44,521$503
Doctoral $86,957$7,246 --

Chemical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $76,445$6,370 $22,429$231
Master's $85,455$7,121 $39,994$450

Civil Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $67,795$5,650 $22,650$233
Master's $78,938$6,578 $26,444$299
Doctoral $90,492$7,541 --

Computer Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $82,364$6,864 $22,444$231
Master's $112,866$9,405 $39,059$441

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Certificate $41,217$3,435 $4,747$50
Associate $24,447$2,037 $20,000$206
Bachelor's $78,602$6,550 $22,755$234
Master's $108,567$9,047 $30,150$341
Doctoral $153,268$12,772 --

Engineering Mechanics

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $72,803$6,067 $24,112$247

Engineering Physics

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $69,653$5,804 $24,316$250

Engineering Science

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $75,513$6,293 $21,004$216
Master's $80,067$6,672 $36,771$416

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $61,434$5,119 $22,817$235
Master's $76,111$6,343 $23,633$267

Materials Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Certificate $37,075$3,090 --
Bachelor's $72,807$6,067 $22,507$232

Mechanical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $73,682$6,140 $22,572$232
Master's $91,783$7,649 $28,529$322
Doctoral $125,253$10,438 --

Metallurgical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $77,272$6,439 $23,468$243

Mining and Mineral Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Associate $108,754$9,063 --
Bachelor's $81,225$6,769 $24,408$250

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $91,349$7,612 $25,579$264
Master's $83,144$6,929 --

Nuclear Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $73,564$6,130 $21,841$225
Master's $94,780$7,898 --

Ocean Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $73,028$6,086 $25,346$262

Petroleum Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $91,845$7,654 $24,518$252
Master's $70,129$5,844 $27,316$307

Systems Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $74,461$6,205 $20,949$216
Master's $115,382$9,615 $36,107$408
Doctoral $153,607$12,801 --

Textile Sciences and Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $52,337$4,361 $23,606$243

Polymer/Plastics Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $77,893$6,491 $24,746$254

Construction Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $80,915$6,743 $23,377$240

Forest Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $60,550$5,046 $22,598$232

Industrial Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $75,271$6,273 $23,314$240
Master's $82,828$6,902 $30,022$341

Manufacturing Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $72,451$6,038 $22,409$231

Operations Research

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $91,034$7,586 $16,680$173
Master's $136,315$11,360 --

Geological/Geophysical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $66,800$5,567 $23,506$242
Master's $83,115$6,926 --
Post-MS $77,192$6,433 --

Electromechanical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $74,220$6,185 $31,000$320

Biochemical Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $71,035$5,920 $20,326$208

Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Program Details
Annual SalaryMonthly EarningLoan DebtMonthly Loan Payment
Bachelor's $52,077$4,340 $20,185$207
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