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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
21 University of Arizona (The) AZ $78,078 $100,126 $125,721 $94,015
22 Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University TX $78,634 $99,690 $114,034 $108,241
23 University of Texas at Tyler TX $76,793 $99,411 $124,276 $107,938
24 Central Connecticut State University CT $75,303 $99,338 $123,301 $86,156
25 Colorado School of Mines CO $73,422 $99,283 $94,465
26 Ohio State University (The) OH $78,473 $99,147 $120,472 $110,041
27 University of Connecticut CT $77,739 $98,992 $121,181 $85,856
28 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA $77,591 $98,848 $123,028 $96,437
29 Quinnipiac University CT $72,766 $98,392 $85,336
30 Oregon Institute of Technology OR $77,937 $98,320 $120,228 $86,019
31 Arizona State University AZ $72,267 $98,212 $120,259 $92,218
32 University of Massachusetts - Lowell MA $71,015 $98,155 $123,847 $66,231
33 University of Texas at Arlington TX $76,342 $97,934 $124,298 $106,334
34 University of Wisconsin - Madison WI $75,181 $97,660 $121,366 $102,692
35 Oregon State University OR $74,845 $97,375 $117,963 $85,192
36 University of New Orleans (The) LA $70,466 $97,375 $121,288 $105,498
37 University of Saint Thomas MN $74,367 $97,281 $127,678 $103,380
38 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MN $74,562 $97,072 $124,549 $103,158
39 University of Colorado Boulder CO $70,217 $96,962 $121,980 $92,257
40 Oklahoma State University OK $78,482 $96,932 $118,289 $112,450

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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.