Master's programs 110
Graduates in 2023-24 4,089
Typical median debt $31,098
Typical earnings 1 yr after $107,628
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $122,820
Earnings to debt 3.5x
Official field: Engineering, General. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 110 $107,628 $31,098 Doctoral 46 n/a n/a Professional doctorate 2 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $39k $13k $78k $27k $117k $40k $156k $54k debt = 1 year of pay University of California-Los Angeles: earnings $148,183, debt $39,830 University of Wisconsin-Madison: earnings $123,302, debt $33,765 University of Colorado Boulder: earnings $143,666, debt $39,500 University of Maryland-College Park: earnings $112,208, debt $31,538 University of California-Riverside: earnings $118,979, debt $30,658 Arizona State University Campus Immersion: earnings $106,591, debt $20,500 Arizona State University Digital Immersion: earnings $106,591, debt $20,500 University of Alabama at Birmingham: earnings $107,483, debt $34,166 Colorado State University-Fort Collins: earnings $100,536, debt $21,000 Old Dominion University: earnings $99,058, debt $26,000 Purdue University-Main Campus: earnings $132,800, debt $27,766 Vanderbilt University: earnings $129,720, debt $51,250 University at Buffalo: earnings $77,792, debt $20,500 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in engineering, general Highest first-year earnings University of California-Los Angeles $148,183
University of Colorado Boulder $143,666
Purdue University-Main Campus $132,800
Vanderbilt University $129,720
University of Nebraska-Lincoln $128,439
University of Colorado Colorado Springs $125,541
University of Wisconsin-Madison $123,302
University of California-Riverside $118,979
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 194 $148,183 $177,858 $39,830 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53 $123,302 $147,101 $33,765 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 94 $143,666 $146,964 $39,500 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 11 n/a $145,889 n/a University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 27 $125,541 $133,079 n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 34 $128,439 $128,974 n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 375 $112,208 $126,854 $31,538 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 63 $106,769 $125,712 n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 7 $109,453 $125,093 n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 66 $107,773 $123,834 n/a University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 17 $84,545 $123,810 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 73 $118,979 $122,820 $30,658 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 15 $106,591 $120,896 $20,500 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 127 $106,591 $120,896 $20,500 Northeastern University Boston, MA 385 $116,350 $119,842 n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 92 $107,483 $118,501 $34,166 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 35 $110,282 $115,411 n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 78 $100,536 $111,730 $21,000 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 82 $88,011 $104,475 n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 77 $99,058 $103,194 $26,000 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 33 $82,322 $102,295 n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 10 n/a $101,719 n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 41 $85,090 $100,965 n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 111 $132,800 n/a $27,766 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 36 $129,720 n/a $51,250 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 16 $106,841 n/a n/a Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK 87 $93,233 n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 467 $77,792 n/a $20,500 Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 11 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 121 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 8 n/a n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 8 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 104 n/a n/a $56,139 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL 72 n/a n/a n/a Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL 12 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 8 n/a n/a n/a Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 17 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 32 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 6 n/a n/a n/a Kettering University Flint, MI 4 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 159 n/a n/a n/a LeTourneau University Longview, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 17 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 6 n/a n/a n/a McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 2 n/a n/a n/a Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI 6 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 6 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 3 n/a n/a n/a Montana Technological University Butte, MT 6 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR 5 n/a n/a n/a Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX 12 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 13 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 17 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 16 n/a n/a n/a Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA 35 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 1 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 7 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA 11 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee State University Nashville, TN 13 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 51 n/a n/a n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 29 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 21 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 16 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 92 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 24 n/a n/a n/a University of Dayton Dayton, OH 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 25 n/a n/a n/a University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 125 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 46 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 25 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 5 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 44 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Portland Portland, OR 2 n/a n/a n/a University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 17 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 1 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 3 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 8 n/a n/a n/a Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 31 n/a $143,361 n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 3 n/a $132,716 n/a Brown University Providence, RI 8 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 11 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 14 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 2 n/a n/a n/a Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 2 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 6 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 28 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 5 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 7 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 20 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 28 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 12 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 18 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 33 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 16 n/a n/a n/a Villanova University Villanova, PA 15 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 34 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a
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Frequently asked questions How much do engineering, general graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $107,628 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do engineering, general graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $31,098 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Engineering, general major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .