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Bachelor's · Engineering

Materials Engineering (Bachelor's): earnings by school

39 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$75,832
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$91,799
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 34 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $86,084 and $95,314. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$79,562$107,557$16,974
University of California-Irvine CA$76,070$106,547—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$77,737$100,599$18,500
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$83,880$98,879$20,376
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$75,772$97,924$20,500
Lehigh University PA—$97,904—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$74,976$97,714—
Michigan State University MI$80,657$95,761—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$83,654$95,314$12,841
Drexel University PA$84,983$94,694$31,000
University of Connecticut CT$74,178$93,464—
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$74,178$93,464—
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$74,178$93,464—
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$74,178$93,464—
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$74,178$93,464—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$92,260$20,000
Michigan Technological University MI$87,441$92,070$27,000
Winona State University MN$70,261$91,528$22,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$77,204$91,265$27,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$78,513$90,828$21,271
University of California-Davis CA$87,472$89,983—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$74,926$89,968$17,978
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$86,291$89,913—
University of Florida FL$75,832$87,779—
Washington State University WA$70,115$86,145—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$78,333$86,084$19,500
Clemson University SC$74,683$85,883$22,849
University of Kentucky KY$78,014$84,796—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL—$83,985—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$79,158$83,945—
Iowa State University IA$72,014$83,416$25,500
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$79,144$82,947—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI—$82,131—
University of North Texas TX$73,476$78,250—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$77,713—$20,317
Boise State University ID$75,650——
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$74,060——
University of Utah UT$71,658——
University of California-Riverside CA$66,124—$22,999