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Manufacturing Engineering.

Bachelor's Degree•28 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 ($88,690)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,314 - $93,042)
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 ($88,061)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,369 - $93,042)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 ($88,061)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,369 - $93,042)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
San Luis Obispo
CA
$108,502
Nat: $88,451
5yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
-
+$341k
Pomona
CA
$93,042
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$9,404
/yr
$15,000
+$274k
Allendale
MI
$95,416
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,495
/yr
-
+$266k
National University
San Diego
CA
$97,525
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$24,008
/yr
-
+$255k
Provo
UT
$92,122
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
$7,500
+$252k
Evanston
IL
$97,819
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$34,420
/yr
-
+$220k
Saint Cloud
MN
$90,835
Nat: $88,451
5yr Post-Grad
$16,062
/yr
-
+$219k
San Marcos
TX
$88,995
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,660
/yr
$23,973
+$217k
Menomonie
WI
$87,431
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,533
/yr
$24,472
+$202k
Tempe
AZ
$85,911
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
-
+$200k
Peoria
IL
$88,690
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$22,469
/yr
$27,000
+$193k
Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis
MN
$90,176
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$27,153
/yr
-
+$188k
Big Rapids
MI
$80,996
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
$23,338
+$185k
Fargo
ND
$86,072
Nat: $88,451
5yr Post-Grad
$15,636
/yr
-
+$185k
Bend
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$85,369
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,853
/yr
$19,823
+$185k
Bellingham
WA
$85,314
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
-
+$177k
Corvallis
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$85,369
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,504
/yr
$19,823
+$172k
Virginia State University
Petersburg
VA
$80,642
Nat: $88,451
5yr Post-Grad
$14,893
/yr
-
+$147k
Edinburg
TX
$72,514
Nat: $88,451
5yr Post-Grad
$4,858
/yr
$11,000
+$122k
Moon Township
PA
$74,446
Nat: $88,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,445
/yr
-
+$88k
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $88,451
$36,135
/yr
-
-$0
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $88,451
$16,785
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $88,451
$50,165
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $88,451
$10,307
/yr
-
-$0
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $88,451
$7,863
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $88,451
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Central State University
Wilberforce
OH
-
Nat: $88,451
$13,307
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $88,451
$29,447
/yr
-
-$0
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).