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Engineering, General.
Bachelor's Degree•126 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($87,043)
P25-P75 Interval ($82,500 - $99,671)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
SAT Average vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.
Overall Median ($88,063)
P25-P75 Interval ($82,513 - $96,695)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$5,978 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.32, n=54)
Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.
Overall Median ($88,063)
P25-P75 Interval ($82,513 - $96,695)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$2,839 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.23, n=62)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Needham | MA | $135,136 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $17,057 /yr | $13,771 | +$565k |
Dallas | TX | $146,126 Nat: $89,359 5yr Post-Grad | $39,816 /yr | - | +$544k |
Ithaca | NY | $128,207 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $33,934 /yr | - | +$452k |
Davis | CA | $114,228 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | - | +$417k |
Claremont | CA | $122,845 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $39,347 /yr | $26,000 | +$392k |
Hanover | NH | $117,107 Nat: $88,063 5yr Post-Grad | $26,707 /yr | $7,500 | +$377k |
Lake Charles | LA | $107,319 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $11,228 /yr | $19,899 | +$376k |
Providence | RI | $108,550 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $26,976 /yr | $19,000 | +$329k |
Seattle | WA | $106,291 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,419 /yr | - | +$317k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $110,208 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $35,780 /yr | - | +$310k |
Charlottesville | VA | $101,078 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $18,056 /yr | - | +$304k |
East Lansing | MI | $102,301 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | $21,500 | +$301k |
Raleigh | NC | $99,838 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | - | +$300k |
Frostburg | MD | $99,671 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $16,768 /yr | - | +$298k |
Hartford | CT | $110,821 Nat: $89,359 5yr Post-Grad | $37,004 /yr | $18,000 | +$293k |
Tempe | AZ | $94,332 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $24,720 | +$264k |
Easton | PA | $104,222 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $35,879 /yr | - | +$264k |
Evansville | IN | $92,209 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $13,373 /yr | - | +$253k |
DuBois Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $88,063 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | $27,000 | +$228k |
Boston | MA | $96,695 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $30,134 /yr | - | +$227k |
Martin | TN | $87,043 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $10,211 /yr | - | +$225k |
Hazleton Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $88,063 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $14,209 /yr | $27,000 | +$218k |
Asheville | NC | $88,346 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $14,999 /yr | $22,760 | +$218k |
Abington Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $88,063 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $14,429 /yr | $27,000 | +$218k |
Harrisonburg | VA | $91,761 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $23,550 /yr | $22,527 | +$213k |
Siloam Springs | AR | $90,783 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $22,476 /yr | - | +$209k |
Media Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $88,063 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $18,053 /yr | $27,000 | +$205k |
Stony Brook | NY | $87,517 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $18,902 /yr | - | +$197k |
College Place | WA | $91,473 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $27,786 /yr | $27,932 | +$196k |
Los Angeles | CA | $95,630 Nat: $89,359 5yr Post-Grad | $33,056 /yr | - | +$194k |
Fort Worth | TX | $93,753 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $35,045 /yr | $21,500 | +$187k |
Greenville | NC | $84,847 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $16,880 /yr | $21,500 | +$184k |
Macon | GA | $88,413 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $24,778 /yr | $25,053 | +$183k |
Newberg | OR | $91,427 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $31,648 /yr | $27,000 | +$181k |
Cullowhee | NC | $82,500 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $13,025 /yr | $25,000 | +$180k |
Moon Township | PA | $86,444 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $21,445 /yr | $27,000 | +$180k |
Elizabethtown | PA | $88,104 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,682 /yr | $27,000 | +$177k |
Butte | MT | $85,080 Nat: $89,359 5yr Post-Grad | $17,205 /yr | - | +$172k |
Chattanooga | TN | $81,757 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $15,026 /yr | - | +$167k |
Northampton | MA | $86,262 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,519 /yr | - | +$164k |
Wilkes-Barre | PA | $86,308 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,799 /yr | - | +$163k |
Nampa | ID | $85,643 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,262 /yr | - | +$160k |
Mankato | MN | $82,903 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $19,702 /yr | $17,450 | +$159k |
Latrobe | PA | $84,180 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $23,122 /yr | $26,348 | +$157k |
Bourbonnais | IL | $82,632 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $19,978 /yr | $27,000 | +$156k |
Mechanicsburg | PA | $84,927 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $25,955 /yr | - | +$152k |
Grand Rapids | MI | $82,326 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $21,122 /yr | $19,250 | +$150k |
University Park Earnings shared by 5 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $88,063 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | $27,000 | +$148k |
Staten Island | NY | $72,716 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $3,153 /yr | - | +$141k |
Tulsa | OK | $84,649 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $29,244 /yr | $25,000 | +$138k |
Baltimore | MD | $86,585 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $34,082 /yr | $21,500 | +$136k |
Swarthmore | PA | $78,519 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $17,392 /yr | - | +$134k |
Holland | MI | $82,513 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $26,392 /yr | $26,500 | +$132k |
Champaign | IL | $72,727 Nat: $88,063 2yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | +$128k |
Huntington | WV | $72,922 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $7,341 /yr | - | +$127k |
Durango | CO | $77,389 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $20,090 /yr | $21,500 | +$116k |
Greenville | SC | $76,028 Nat: $89,359 5yr Post-Grad | $14,632 /yr | - | +$114k |
Beaver Falls | PA | $75,535 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $19,090 /yr | $26,747 | +$105k |
Syracuse | NY | $74,307 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $18,375 /yr | - | +$98k |
West Hartford | CT | $78,351 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $28,928 /yr | - | +$91k |
Waco | TX | $84,689 Nat: $89,359 4yr Post-Grad | $44,441 /yr | - | +$84k |
Macomb | IL | $64,990 Nat: $89,359 2yr Post-Grad | $10,018 /yr | - | +$77k |
Arkadelphia | AR | - Nat: $89,359 | $21,843 /yr | - | -$0 |
Magnolia | AR | - Nat: $89,359 | $16,015 /yr | $21,282 | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hayward | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $6,858 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $29,539 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $50,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $29,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moraga | CA | - Nat: $89,359 | $32,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $89,359 | $32,994 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $89,359 | $38,655 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $89,359 | $20,156 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $89,359 | $34,420 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mishawaka | IN | - Nat: $89,359 | $19,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hanover | IN | - Nat: $89,359 | $20,095 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $89,359 | $9,479 /yr | - | -$0 |
Upland | IN | - Nat: $89,359 | $26,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pella | IA | - Nat: $89,359 | $22,894 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Vernon | IA | - Nat: $89,359 | $25,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dubuque | IA | - Nat: $89,359 | $22,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ottawa | KS | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,572 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmore | KY | - Nat: $89,359 | $21,061 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewiston | ME | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,390 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $89,359 | $18,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princess Anne | MD | - Nat: $89,359 | $17,378 /yr | - | -$0 |
Barrytown | NY | - Nat: $89,359 | $32,772 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $89,359 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Allendale | MI | - Nat: $89,359 | $16,495 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houghton | MI | - Nat: $89,359 | $13,446 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $89,359 | $11,212 /yr | - | -$0 |
University | MS | - Nat: $89,359 | $13,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Crete | NE | - Nat: $89,359 | $28,885 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Manchester | NH | - Nat: $89,359 | $34,382 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $89,359 | $18,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $89,359 | $12,999 /yr | - | -$0 |
Utica | NY | - Nat: $89,359 | $12,893 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $89,359 | $49,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elon | NC | - Nat: $89,359 | $35,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $89,359 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Berea | OH | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,222 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oxford | OH | - Nat: $89,359 | $29,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $89,359 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $89,359 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $89,359 | $25,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Collegeville | PA | - Nat: $89,359 | $30,181 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $89,359 | $49,594 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bristol | RI | - Nat: $89,359 | $37,645 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Maryville | TN | - Nat: $89,359 | $20,677 /yr | - | -$0 |
Abilene | TX | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,943 /yr | $23,125 | -$0 |
Belton | TX | - Nat: $89,359 | $29,143 /yr | $30,000 | -$0 |
College Station | TX | - Nat: $89,359 | $21,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $89,359 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar City | UT | - Nat: $89,359 | $10,887 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Colchester | VT | - Nat: $89,359 | $29,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $89,359 | $20,277 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $89,359 | $25,683 /yr | $17,750 | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $89,359 | $12,913 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | VA | - Nat: $89,359 | $25,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spokane | WA | - Nat: $89,359 | $32,750 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $89,359 | $27,027 /yr | - | -$0 |
Surprise | AZ | - Nat: $89,359 | $36,118 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | $65,131 Nat: $89,359 2yr Post-Grad | $32,901 /yr | - | -$4k |
Berrien Springs | MI | $55,964 Nat: $89,359 2yr Post-Grad | $29,164 /yr | - | -$67k |
San Antonio | TX | $44,356 Nat: $89,359 2yr Post-Grad | $17,483 /yr | - | -$126k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).