Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Mechanical Engineering programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 303 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Stanford UniversityStanford, California$140,7074%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 2Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$125,0856%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 3Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$118,35048%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$118,2046%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 5University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$116,3665%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 6Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$115,66612%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 7Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California$114,73595%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 8SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York$114,37772%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 9Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$113,9839%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 10Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$113,96627%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 11San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$112,36085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 12University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$112,32511%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 13California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$110,67531%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 14University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$108,9479%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 15University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$107,59110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 16Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$106,7655%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 17Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, Massachusetts$106,65725%1520$25k$129k96%37711 mi 18Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$105,7348%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 19University of the PacificStockton, California$105,54871%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 20Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$104,7235%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 21Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$104,39673%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 22Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas$104,39586%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 23Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$104,1548%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 24The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$104,02127%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 25Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$103,8014%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 26Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan$102,77479%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 27California State University-ChicoChico, California$102,70393%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 28Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon$102,68395%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 29University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$102,58145%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 30University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$102,37995%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 31California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$101,65975%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 32University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$101,51416%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 33Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$101,37477%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 34Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$101,26312%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 35Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey$101,24148%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 36Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$101,22526%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 37Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$101,1526%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 38Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$101,10788%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 39New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, New Mexico$100,85244%1207$10k$76k57%995410 mi 40University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$100,66933%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 41California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$100,42193%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 42Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$100,16460%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 43University of California-DavisDavis, California$99,88542%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 44University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan$99,84656%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 45Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$99,77729%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 46San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$99,61996%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 47University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$99,55427%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 48Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$99,38185%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 49San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$99,27936%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 50Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$99,01079%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 51Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$98,60714%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 52Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$98,43481%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 53Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$98,39146%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 54University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$98,09287%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 55New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$98,08389%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 56California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$97,89546%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 57University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$97,84545%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 58Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$97,74357%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 59Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania$97,71771%1180$26k$71k68%2,9511 mi 60Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$97,66455%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 61Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$97,62949%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 62Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$97,57544%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 63Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$97,55150%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 64California State University-FresnoFresno, California$97,31695%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 65Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$97,30591%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 66University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$97,12752%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 67Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$97,12468%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 68The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas$96,88195%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 69Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas$96,77379%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 70University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$96,77042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 71University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$96,53519%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 72University of HoustonHouston, Texas$96,26974%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 73Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$96,23368%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 74Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi$96,02178%1219$18k$52k67%18,397193 mi 75University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$95,89311%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 76University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$95,67286%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 77University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$95,56680%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 78University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$95,53429%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 79University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$95,46583%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 80Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$95,29361%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 81Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$95,23511%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 82Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$95,14863%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 83University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$94,99560%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 84Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$94,92611%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 85Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan$94,85356%—$33k$69k61%1,66814 mi 86George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$94,84347%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 87Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$94,83758%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 88University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$94,65339%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 89University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$94,65391%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 90University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$94,65383%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 91Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$94,64977%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 92Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$94,64963%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 93University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$94,625——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 94University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska$94,609——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 95University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$94,59672%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 96Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$94,52055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.