Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 113 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar University | TX | $81,563 | $116,446 | $150,342 | $126,434 |
| 2 | SUNY Maritime College | NY | $87,413 | $111,922 | $134,767 | $84,789 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University | TX | $82,685 | $111,636 | $148,947 | $121,212 |
| 4 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $87,271 | $111,509 | $143,327 | $121,074 |
| 5 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $82,170 | $111,433 | $148,095 | $120,729 |
| 6 | University of Houston | TX | $80,529 | $107,421 | $145,974 | $116,635 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech University | LA | $77,844 | $104,696 | $128,269 | $113,430 |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $81,599 | $104,211 | $134,508 | $113,520 |
| 9 | Texas Tech University | TX | $79,110 | $103,012 | $134,812 | $111,848 |
| 10 | University of Michigan | MI | $78,309 | $102,699 | $129,319 | $112,239 |
| 11 | Texas A&M University - Kingsville | TX | $72,585 | $102,352 | $132,581 | $111,131 |
| 12 | University of Alabama | AL | $75,701 | $101,424 | $127,251 | $114,993 |
| 13 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | $73,822 | $101,094 | $134,446 | $109,528 |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst | MA | $77,592 | $100,766 | $125,668 | $67,993 |
| 15 | University of Oklahoma | OK | $81,205 | $100,601 | $121,802 | $116,706 |
| 16 | Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge | LA | $73,075 | $100,497 | $124,712 | $108,881 |
| 17 | Purdue University | IN | $79,490 | $100,411 | $129,039 | $111,074 |
| 18 | University of Virginia | VA | $78,713 | $100,217 | $130,971 | $97,773 |
| 19 | Georgia Institute of Technology | GA | $77,825 | $100,175 | $127,460 | $110,691 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania State University (The) | PA | $77,398 | $100,162 | $125,234 | $102,102 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.