Master's programs 39
Graduates in 2023-24 343
Typical median debt n/a
Typical earnings 1 yr after $106,942
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $129,151
Earnings to debt n/a
Official field: Manufacturing Engineering. 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 39 $106,942 n/a Doctoral 5 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.
Master's programs in manufacturing engineering Highest first-year earnings Pennsylvania State University-World Campus $118,435
Southern Methodist University $106,942
California State University-Northridge $94,160
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico $80,488
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 24 $106,942 $141,296 n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 14 $94,160 $129,151 n/a University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 8 $90,988 $114,649 n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 5 $118,435 n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA 5 $118,435 n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA 30 $118,435 n/a n/a Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR 30 $80,488 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 15 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a Bradley University Peoria, IL 9 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 5 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 12 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 9 n/a n/a n/a Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 9 n/a n/a n/a Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 25 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 16 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA 11 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 12 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 1 n/a n/a n/a University of North Alabama Florence, AL 13 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a
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Frequently asked questions How much do manufacturing engineering graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $106,942 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
Undergraduate: Manufacturing Engineering 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 .