Mechanical Engineering.

Doctoral 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 ($106,068)

P25-P75 Interval ($90,412 - $155,567)

Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

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
Stanford University Stanford	CA	$218,808 Nat: $131,070 4yr Post-Grad	$12,307 /yr	-	+$918k
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	$167,728 Nat: $131,070 5yr Post-Grad	$14,538 /yr	-	+$516k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$155,567 Nat: $131,070 5yr Post-Grad	$14,659 /yr	-	+$428k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$147,335 Nat: $131,070 4yr Post-Grad	$14,362 /yr	-	+$392k
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge	MA	$112,885 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$14,815 /yr	-	+$171k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$106,068 Nat: $131,070 4yr Post-Grad	$5,969 /yr	-	+$118k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$98,743 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$17,269 /yr	-	+$53k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$97,959 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$25,808 /yr	-	+$16k
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville	AL	- Nat: $131,070	$22,758 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	AL	- Nat: $131,070	$20,202 /yr	-	-$0
Auburn University Auburn	AL	- Nat: $131,070	$25,424 /yr	-	-$0
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	- Nat: $131,070	$14,694 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $131,070	$17,125 /yr	-	-$0
California Institute of Technology Pasadena	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$8,509 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$14,318 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$13,866 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Riverside Riverside	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$12,672 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$14,794 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$16,807 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado School of Mines Golden	CO	- Nat: $131,070	$32,901 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins	CO	- Nat: $131,070	$22,247 /yr	-	-$0
University of Denver Denver	CO	- Nat: $131,070	$31,961 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $131,070	$24,342 /yr	-	-$0
University of Delaware Newark	DE	- Nat: $131,070	$16,337 /yr	-	-$0
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	- Nat: $131,070	$32,543 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $131,070	$35,760 /yr	-	-$0
Howard University Washington	DC	- Nat: $131,070	$33,002 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	- Nat: $131,070	$11,516 /yr	-	-$0
Florida International University Miami	FL	- Nat: $131,070	$11,462 /yr	-	-$0
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	- Nat: $131,070	$8,605 /yr	-	-$0
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	- Nat: $131,070	$36,483 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	- Nat: $131,070	$8,648 /yr	-	-$0
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $131,070	$12,028 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $131,070	$9,540 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $131,070	$13,042 /yr	-	-$0
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago	IL	- Nat: $131,070	$22,443 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $131,070	$34,420 /yr	-	-$0
Iowa State University Ames	IA	- Nat: $131,070	$18,517 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $131,070	$22,508 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $131,070	$20,004 /yr	-	-$0
Kansas State University Manhattan	KS	- Nat: $131,070	$18,210 /yr	-	-$0
Wichita State University Wichita	KS	- Nat: $131,070	$10,307 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	- Nat: $131,070	$18,868 /yr	-	-$0
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $131,070	$18,431 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $131,070	$25,203 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $131,070	$14,296 /yr	-	-$0
Boston University Boston	MA	- Nat: $131,070	$36,503 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell	MA	- Nat: $131,070	$17,362 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	- Nat: $131,070	$22,857 /yr	-	-$0
Northeastern University Boston	MA	- Nat: $131,070	$29,060 /yr	-	-$0
Tufts University Medford	MA	- Nat: $131,070	$38,797 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	- Nat: $131,070	$21,322 /yr	-	-$0
Michigan Technological University Houghton	MI	- Nat: $131,070	$13,446 /yr	-	-$0
Oakland University Rochester Hills	MI	- Nat: $131,070	$11,815 /yr	-	-$0
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	- Nat: $131,070	$11,212 /yr	-	-$0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	- Nat: $131,070	$13,902 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $131,070	$17,330 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	- Nat: $131,070	$21,142 /yr	-	-$0
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla	MO	- Nat: $131,070	$15,772 /yr	-	-$0
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis	MO	- Nat: $131,070	$13,360 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $131,070	$16,214 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	- Nat: $131,070	$11,062 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham	NH	- Nat: $131,070	$26,150 /yr	-	-$0
Princeton University Princeton	NJ	- Nat: $131,070	$7,815 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $131,070	$24,897 /yr	-	-$0
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken	NJ	- Nat: $131,070	$37,396 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$15,370 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$33,934 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY City College New York	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$1,557 /yr	-	-$0
New York University New York	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$35,737 /yr	-	-$0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$32,758 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rochester Rochester	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$34,347 /yr	-	-$0
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$21,775 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $131,070	$43,336 /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $131,070	$23,706 /yr	-	-$0
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	NC	- Nat: $131,070	$9,884 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	NC	- Nat: $131,070	$15,142 /yr	-	-$0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	NC	- Nat: $131,070	$16,486 /yr	-	-$0
University of Akron Main Campus Akron	OH	- Nat: $131,070	$13,072 /yr	-	-$0
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $131,070	$44,622 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $131,070	$24,917 /yr	-	-$0
University of Dayton Dayton	OH	- Nat: $131,070	$30,366 /yr	-	-$0
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater	OK	- Nat: $131,070	$17,058 /yr	-	-$0
University of Tulsa Tulsa	OK	- Nat: $131,070	$13,511 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University Corvallis	OR	- Nat: $131,070	$21,504 /yr	-	-$0
Portland State University Portland	OR	- Nat: $131,070	$8,337 /yr	-	-$0
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$35,780 /yr	-	-$0
Drexel University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$37,529 /yr	-	-$0
Lehigh University Bethlehem	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$25,272 /yr	-	-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$33,675 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$29,577 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $131,070	$29,362 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	- Nat: $131,070	$22,469 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $131,070	$22,197 /yr	-	-$0
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City	SD	- Nat: $131,070	$20,827 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $131,070	$18,314 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $131,070	$15,497 /yr	-	-$0
Baylor University Waco	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$44,441 /yr	-	-$0
University of Houston Houston	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$11,439 /yr	-	-$0
Rice University Houston	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$11,164 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$39,816 /yr	-	-$0
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$21,527 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$17,040 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$15,271 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$6,803 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$9,872 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	- Nat: $131,070	$19,890 /yr	-	-$0
Brigham Young University Provo	UT	- Nat: $131,070	$13,397 /yr	-	-$0
Utah State University Logan	UT	- Nat: $131,070	$12,644 /yr	-	-$0
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	- Nat: $131,070	$27,314 /yr	-	-$0
University of Vermont Burlington	VT	- Nat: $131,070	$20,277 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $131,070	$18,056 /yr	-	-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	- Nat: $131,070	$13,663 /yr	-	-$0
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $131,070	$30,561 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $131,070	$16,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $131,070	$13,647 /yr	-	-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	- Nat: $131,070	$14,851 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $131,070	$8,616 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $131,070	$11,184 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $131,070	$14,226 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend	OR	- Nat: $131,070	$17,853 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Merced Merced	CA	- Nat: $131,070	$11,583 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $131,070	$13,961 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	$90,412 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$18,554 /yr	-	-$16k
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	$87,754 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$25,339 /yr	-	-$61k
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	$63,005 Nat: $131,070 2yr Post-Grad	$23,708 /yr	-	-$248k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.