Master's · Engineering/engineering-related Technologies/technicians

Engineering-Related Fields (Master's): earnings by school

66 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$107,127
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$127,032
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$29,635
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 40 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $114,903 and $138,535. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Stanford University CA$161,521$206,093—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$173,195——
Tufts University MA$143,680$162,502$20,500
Washington State University WA$138,430$155,639—
Duke University NC$129,756$144,681$54,798
Johns Hopkins University MD$120,505$143,984$20,500
University of Kansas KS—$141,101—
George Washington University DC$123,209$139,567—
University of Pennsylvania PA—$138,964—
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA$111,850$138,711—
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$107,681$138,535—
Northwestern University IL$126,648$136,480—
Drexel University PA—$132,745—
Eastern Michigan University MI—$132,073—
Oakland University MI$117,255$132,052—
Florida Institute of Technology FL$96,072$131,919—
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$122,196$131,391—
Clarkson University NY$122,909$130,454—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$129,668—$35,697
Kettering University MI$128,834——
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$128,766——
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$103,010$128,510—
University of South Florida FL—$127,663—
New York University NY$134,027$127,277$74,920
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD—$126,787—
Carnegie Mellon University PA—$126,105—
California State University-Northridge CA$126,039——
Santa Clara University CA$124,939——
Colorado School of Mines CO$85,953$123,855—
Central Michigan University MI$108,243$123,591—
Rowan University NJ$119,085$121,734—
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$107,985$121,621—
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$120,986——
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$106,573$119,665$30,750
University of Louisville KY$103,020$119,245—
Southern Methodist University TX$119,168——
University of Arkansas AR$97,014$116,774$26,510
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$115,954—$31,107
Christian Brothers University TN$94,982$114,903—
Auburn University AL$113,854——
Louisiana Tech University LA$99,666$111,086—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$110,300——
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$85,903$109,976$13,500
Case Western Reserve University OH—$109,243—
University of Arizona AZ$108,944——
National University CA$105,249$108,725—
University at Buffalo NY$106,183—$20,500
Cornell University NY$105,720—$45,159
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$80,056$103,408—
Western New England University MA$103,018——
Arkansas State University AR$102,793$102,712$26,228
University of Central Florida FL$102,221—$29,034
The University of Texas at Tyler TX$93,259$98,896—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL—$97,705—
Florida International University FL$96,138—$36,089
Kennesaw State University GA$94,236——
University of Dayton OH$92,651——
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$89,423——
Robert Morris University PA$88,917——
Trine University IN$88,772——
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses IN$88,772——
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico PR$88,699—$29,635
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando FL$88,699—$29,635
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$64,502$87,908$16,621
Lehigh University PA—$86,268—
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR$71,922——