Engineering, General programs

CIP 1401 · Engineering · ranked by median earnings four years after completion

141 institutions report graduate earnings for Engineering, General programs (College Scorecard, 2024-25). Across them the median is $86,205 four years after completion, with a typical debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.24× and 95% of graduates earning above the federal earnings threshold. Indicatively, all 144 programs with a benchmark clear the earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026).

National ranking

#	Institution	Earn 4yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
1	University of California-Los AngelesCA · Master's	$177,858 n=46	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +136%	Clears 2/2
2	University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI · Master's	$147,101 n=45	100% 5yr	$41,000	0.28×	Above +139%	Clears 2/2
3	University of Colorado BoulderCO · Master's	$146,964 n=47	95% 5yr	$24,497	0.17×	Above +117%	Clears 2/2
4	North Carolina State University at RaleighNC · Master's	$145,889 n=21	100% 1yr	–	–	Above +148%	–
5	University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM · Doctoral	$143,361 n=18	–	–	–	Above +173%	–
6	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA · Bachelor's	$135,136 n=30	100% 5yr	$14,512	0.11×	Above +211%	Clears 2/2
7	University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO · Master's	$133,079 n=18	95% 1yr	–	–	Above +97%	–
8	Yale UniversityCT · Doctoral	$132,716 n=18	–	–	–	Above +77%	–
9	University of Nebraska-LincolnNE · Master's	$128,974 n=26	100% 1yr	–	–	Above +122%	–
10	Cornell UniversityNY · Bachelor's	$128,207 n=22	96% 5yr	$15,500	0.12×	Above +237%	Clears 2/2
11	Ohio University-Main CampusOH · Master's	$127,769 n=62	94% 5yr	$25,548	0.20×	Above +103%	Clears 2/2
12	University of Maryland-College ParkMD · Master's	$126,854 n=123	100% 5yr	$35,500	0.28×	Above +67%	Clears 2/2
13	University of ConnecticutCT · Master's	$125,712 n=31	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +68%	Clears 2/2
14	University of Connecticut-Avery PointCT · Master's	$125,712 n=31	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +68%	Clears 2/2
15	University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusCT · Master's	$125,712 n=31	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +68%	Clears 2/2
16	University of Connecticut-StamfordCT · Master's	$125,712 n=31	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +68%	Clears 2/2
17	University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusCT · Master's	$125,712 n=31	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +68%	Clears 2/2
18	Case Western Reserve UniversityOH · Master's	$125,093 n=16	100% 1yr	$50,224	0.40×	Above +99%	–
19	University of ArkansasAR · Master's	$123,834 n=24	97% 1yr	–	–	Above +127%	–
20	University of the PacificCA · Master's	$123,810 n=54	93% 5yr	–	–	Above +64%	Clears 2/2
21	Harvey Mudd CollegeCA · Bachelor's	$122,845 n=60	100% 5yr	$22,240	0.18×	Above +220%	Clears 2/2
22	University of California-RiversideCA · Master's	$122,820 n=63	92% 1yr	$31,250	0.25×	Above +63%	–
23	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · Master's	$120,896 n=100	97% 5yr	$26,476	0.22×	Above +97%	Clears 2/2
24	Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ · Master's	$120,896 n=100	97% 5yr	$26,476	0.22×	Above +97%	Clears 2/2
25	Northeastern UniversityMA · Master's	$119,842 n=36	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +58%	Clears 2/2
26	Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA · Master's	$119,842 n=36	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +58%	Clears 2/2
27	University of Alabama at BirminghamAL · Master's	$118,501 n=141	94% 5yr	$34,166	0.29×	Above +107%	Clears 2/2
28	University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleWI · Master's	$115,411 n=48	96% 5yr	$26,008	0.23×	Above +87%	Clears 2/2
29	University of California-DavisCA · Bachelor's	$114,228 n=114	95% 5yr	$14,939	0.13×	Above +197%	Clears 2/2
30	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO · Master's	$111,730 n=38	88% 1yr	–	–	Above +65%	Clears 2/2
31	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Bachelor's	$110,208 n=26	–	–	–	Above +192%	–
32	Brown UniversityRI · Bachelor's	$108,550 n=59	97% 5yr	$15,000	0.14×	Above +159%	Clears 2/2
33	McNeese State UniversityLA · Bachelor's	$107,319 n=92	99% 5yr	$25,554	0.24×	Above +208%	Clears 2/2
34	Seattle Pacific UniversityWA · Bachelor's	$106,291 n=26	92% 1yr	$27,000	0.25×	Above +149%	–
35	Rowan UniversityNJ · Master's	$104,475 n=20	93% 1yr	–	–	Above +36%	–
36	Lafayette CollegePA · Bachelor's	$104,222 n=25	94% 1yr	$19,500	0.19×	Above +177%	Clears 2/2
37	Old Dominion UniversityVA · Master's	$103,194 n=83	98% 5yr	$20,500	0.20×	Above +45%	Clears 2/2
38	Michigan State UniversityMI · Bachelor's	$102,301 n=128	94% 5yr	$22,250	0.22×	Above +192%	Clears 2/2
39	Saint Louis UniversityMO · Master's	$102,295 n=19	96% 1yr	–	–	Above +77%	–
40	Morgan State UniversityMD · Master's	$101,719 n=16	–	–	–	Above +34%	–
41	University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · Bachelor's	$101,078 n=26	95% 5yr	$23,563	0.23×	Above +166%	Clears 2/2
42	University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI · Master's	$100,965 n=23	100% 5yr	$20,092	0.20×	Above +64%	Clears 2/2
43	North Carolina State University at RaleighNC · Bachelor's	$99,838 n=35	93% 1yr	–	–	Above +191%	–
44	Frostburg State UniversityMD · Bachelor's	$99,671 n=47	76% 1yr	$18,500	0.19×	Above +137%	–
45	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMA · Bachelor's	$96,695 n=21	97% 1yr	$27,000	0.28×	Above +122%	–
46	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · Bachelor's	$94,332 n=219	94% 5yr	$25,500	0.27×	Above +156%	Clears 2/2
47	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA · UG cert	$94,272 n=31	86% 1yr	$19,500	0.21×	Above +150%	–
48	Texas Christian UniversityTX · Bachelor's	$93,753 n=43	96% 5yr	$22,944	0.24×	Above +162%	Clears 2/2
49	University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO · Bachelor's	$92,426 n=28	90% 1yr	$24,375	0.26×	Above +158%	–
50	University of Southern IndianaIN · Bachelor's	$92,209 n=35	96% 5yr	$22,850	0.25×	Above +146%	Clears 2/2
51	James Madison UniversityVA · Bachelor's	$91,761 n=61	91% 5yr	$24,750	0.27×	Above +141%	Clears 2/2
52	University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL · Bachelor's	$91,645 n=28	100% 5yr	$25,000	0.27×	Above +166%	Clears 2/2
53	Walla Walla UniversityWA · Bachelor's	$91,473 n=50	92% 5yr	$27,000	0.29×	Above +115%	Clears 2/2
54	George Fox UniversityOR · Bachelor's	$91,427 n=83	98% 5yr	$27,000	0.29×	Above +149%	Clears 2/2
55	John Brown UniversityAR · Bachelor's	$90,783 n=29	94% 5yr	$25,488	0.28×	Above +166%	Clears 2/2
56	Mercer UniversityGA · Bachelor's	$88,413 n=144	90% 5yr	$25,350	0.29×	Above +151%	Clears 2/2
57	Austin Community College DistrictTX · Associate	$88,366 n=78	98% 5yr	$7,113	0.08×	Above +147%	Clears 2/2
58	University of North Carolina AshevilleNC · Bachelor's	$88,346 n=33	96% 5yr	$30,513	0.34×	Above +158%	Clears 2/2
59	Elizabethtown CollegePA · Bachelor's	$88,104 n=37	100% 5yr	$26,788	0.30×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
60	Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA · Bachelor's	$88,063 n=27	89% 5yr	$25,949	0.29×	Above +134%	–
61	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonPA · Bachelor's	$88,063 n=27	89% 5yr	$25,949	0.29×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
62	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywinePA · Bachelor's	$88,063 n=27	89% 5yr	$25,949	0.29×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
63	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisPA · Bachelor's	$88,063 n=27	89% 5yr	$25,949	0.29×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
64	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonPA · Bachelor's	$88,063 n=27	89% 5yr	$25,949	0.29×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
65	San Jacinto Community CollegeTX · Associate	$87,971 n=18	–	–	–	Above +146%	–
66	Stony Brook UniversityNY · Bachelor's	$87,517 n=30	95% 5yr	$20,000	0.23×	Above +130%	Clears 2/2
67	Germanna Community CollegeVA · Associate	$87,284 n=16	–	–	–	Above +130%	–
68	The University of Tennessee-MartinTN · Bachelor's	$87,043 n=37	98% 5yr	$29,750	0.34×	Above +149%	Clears 2/2
69	Loyola University MarylandMD · Bachelor's	$86,585 n=40	93% 5yr	$27,000	0.31×	Above +106%	Clears 2/2
70	Robert Morris UniversityPA · Bachelor's	$86,444 n=123	95% 5yr	$24,269	0.28×	Above +129%	Clears 2/2
71	Wilkes UniversityPA · Bachelor's	$86,308 n=24	96% 1yr	$25,662	0.30×	Above +129%	Clears 2/2
72	Smith CollegeMA · Bachelor's	$86,262 n=27	96% 5yr	$19,000	0.22×	Above +98%	Clears 2/2
73	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · Bachelor's	$86,148 n=112	84% 1yr	$21,399	0.25×	Above +116%	–
74	Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · Associate	$86,039 n=27	78% 5yr	$7,850	0.09×	Above +143%	Clears 2/2
75	Northwest Nazarene UniversityID · Bachelor's	$85,643 n=26	–	$22,460	0.26×	Above +141%	–
76	Cabrillo CollegeCA · UG cert	$85,144 n=24	–	–	–	Above +121%	–
77	Messiah UniversityPA · Bachelor's	$84,927 n=76	93% 5yr	$24,750	0.29×	Above +125%	Clears 2/2
78	East Carolina UniversityNC · Bachelor's	$84,847 n=156	98% 5yr	$24,342	0.29×	Above +147%	Clears 2/2
79	Baylor UniversityTX · Bachelor's	$84,689 n=19	–	$19,500	0.23×	Above +137%	–
80	Oral Roberts UniversityOK · Bachelor's	$84,649 n=37	86% 1yr	$26,917	0.32×	Above +139%	–
81	Saint Vincent CollegePA · Bachelor's	$84,180 n=33	79% 1yr	$21,500	0.26×	Above +123%	–
82	Minnesota State University-MankatoMN · Bachelor's	$82,903 n=43	97% 5yr	$13,936	0.17×	Above +107%	Clears 2/2
83	Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL · Bachelor's	$82,632 n=82	100% 5yr	$27,000	0.33×	Above +119%	Clears 2/2
84	Hope CollegeMI · Bachelor's	$82,513 n=60	95% 5yr	$27,000	0.33×	Above +135%	Clears 2/2
85	Western Carolina UniversityNC · Bachelor's	$82,500 n=36	95% 1yr	$25,550	0.31×	Above +141%	–
86	Calvin UniversityMI · Bachelor's	$82,326 n=104	100% 5yr	$22,409	0.27×	Above +135%	Clears 2/2
87	Anne Arundel Community CollegeMD · Associate	$82,161 n=20	96% 5yr	–	–	Above +95%	Clears 2/2
88	College of Southern MarylandMD · Associate	$81,793 n=17	–	–	–	Above +95%	–
89	The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTN · Bachelor's	$81,757 n=19	100% 5yr	$22,300	0.27×	Above +134%	Clears 2/2
90	Tulsa Community CollegeOK · Associate	$81,685 n=34	90% 5yr	$10,000	0.12×	Above +131%	Clears 2/2
91	Chattanooga State Community CollegeTN · Associate	$81,335 n=46	91% 5yr	$13,125	0.16×	Above +133%	Clears 2/2
92	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA · Associate	$81,069 n=94	96% 5yr	$9,282	0.11×	Above +113%	Clears 2/2
93	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityMO · Associate	$80,843 n=22	88% 5yr	–	–	Above +126%	Clears 2/2
94	Monroe Community CollegeNY · Associate	$80,039 n=44	92% 5yr	$8,250	0.10×	Above +110%	Clears 2/2
95	Delaware County Community CollegePA · Associate	$79,850 n=30	–	–	–	Above +112%	–
96	Wake Technical Community CollegeNC · Associate	$79,575 n=95	90% 5yr	$12,000	0.15×	Above +132%	Clears 2/2
97	Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA · Associate	$79,421 n=25	77% 5yr	$5,500	0.07×	Above +83%	Clears 2/2
98	Brightpoint Community CollegeVA · Associate	$79,293 n=16	–	–	–	Above +108%	–
99	Swarthmore CollegePA · Bachelor's	$78,519 n=16	–	–	–	Above +108%	–
100	University of HartfordCT · Bachelor's	$78,351 n=27	95% 5yr	$27,000	0.34×	Above +86%	Clears 2/2
101	Rose State CollegeOK · Associate	$78,127 n=17	–	–	–	Above +121%	–
102	Fort Lewis CollegeCO · Bachelor's	$77,389 n=36	100% 5yr	$25,397	0.33×	Above +86%	Clears 2/2
103	Henry Ford CollegeMI · Associate	$76,979 n=21	–	–	–	Above +120%	–
104	Harrisburg Area Community CollegePA · Associate	$76,696 n=22	–	$10,250	0.13×	Above +103%	–
105	Tidewater Community CollegeVA · Associate	$76,492 n=88	80% 5yr	$9,004	0.12×	Above +101%	Clears 2/2
106	Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC · Associate	$76,388 n=25	–	–	–	Above +123%	–
107	College of DuPageIL · Associate	$76,160 n=26	–	–	–	Above +102%	–
108	Brookdale Community CollegeNJ · Associate	$75,974 n=29	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +90%	Clears 2/2
109	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL · Associate	$75,970 n=20	–	–	–	Above +101%	–
110	Century CollegeMN · Associate	$75,865 n=29	87% 5yr	$17,690	0.23×	Above +90%	Clears 2/2
111	University of Arkansas-Fort SmithAR · Associate	$75,794 n=16	–	–	–	Above +122%	–
112	Geneva CollegePA · Bachelor's	$75,535 n=83	96% 5yr	$26,997	0.36×	Above +100%	Clears 2/2
113	Holyoke Community CollegeMA · Associate	$75,267 n=23	–	$6,100	0.08×	Above +73%	–
114	Dutchess Community CollegeNY · Associate	$75,246 n=22	100% 5yr	–	–	Above +98%	–
115	SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY · Bachelor's	$74,307 n=43	93% 5yr	$22,500	0.30×	Above +95%	Clears 2/2
116	Virginia Western Community CollegeVA · Associate	$74,206 n=22	–	–	–	Above +95%	–
117	CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY · Associate	$73,862 n=19	–	–	–	Above +94%	–
118	J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA · Associate	$73,364 n=27	91% 5yr	$9,260	0.13×	Above +93%	Clears 2/2
119	Central New Mexico Community CollegeNM · Associate	$73,292 n=20	73% 5yr	$8,195	0.11×	Above +125%	Clears 2/2
120	Orange Coast CollegeCA · Associate	$73,237 n=19	76% 5yr	–	–	Above +90%	Clears 2/2
121	Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY · Associate	$73,204 n=42	93% 5yr	$9,935	0.14×	Above +92%	Clears 2/2
122	Northwest Vista CollegeTX · Associate	$73,123 n=32	71% 5yr	$6,750	0.09×	Above +105%	Clears 2/2
123	Marshall UniversityWV · Bachelor's	$72,922 n=43	100% 5yr	$26,500	0.36×	Above +107%	Clears 2/2
124	Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA · Associate	$72,844 n=24	90% 5yr	–	–	Above +92%	–
125	Suffolk County Community CollegeNY · Associate	$72,741 n=16	87% 5yr	–	–	Above +91%	Clears 2/2
126	College of Staten Island CUNYNY · Bachelor's	$72,716 n=25	92% 5yr	–	–	Above +91%	Clears 2/2
127	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusNJ · Associate	$72,502 n=40	–	–	–	Above +82%	–
128	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusNJ · Associate	$72,502 n=40	–	–	–	Above +82%	–
129	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO · Associate	$72,033 n=30	88% 5yr	$14,162	0.20×	Above +101%	–
130	Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA · Associate	$72,003 n=33	–	$11,834	0.16×	Above +66%	–
131	San Antonio CollegeTX · Associate	$71,710 n=22	–	–	–	Above +101%	Clears 2/2
132	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO · UG cert	$71,199 n=23	91% 5yr	–	–	Above +99%	–
133	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA · Associate	$70,867 n=18	–	–	–	Above +63%	–
134	Sinclair Community CollegeOH · Associate	$68,935 n=43	94% 5yr	$7,516	0.11×	Above +87%	Clears 2/2
135	Normandale Community CollegeMN · Associate	$67,542 n=21	89% 5yr	$13,920	0.21×	Above +69%	Clears 2/2
136	College of Lake CountyIL · Associate	$67,391 n=16	–	–	–	Above +79%	–
137	Parkland CollegeIL · Associate	$66,550 n=16	–	–	–	Above +76%	–
138	Bristol Community CollegeMA · Associate	$65,476 n=31	96% 5yr	$14,750	0.23×	Above +51%	Clears 2/2
139	South Texas CollegeTX · Associate	$63,940 n=42	69% 5yr	–	–	Above +79%	Clears 2/2
140	UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyNJ · Associate	$62,622 n=51	84% 5yr	$8,317	0.13×	Above +57%	Clears 2/2
141	Amarillo CollegeTX · Associate	$60,336 n=16	90% 5yr	–	–	Above +69%	Clears 2/2
142	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY · Associate	$58,375 n=45	79% 5yr	–	–	Above +53%	Clears 2/2
143	Itawamba Community CollegeMS · Associate	$55,001 n=18	84% 5yr	–	–	Above +67%	–
144	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeMS · Associate	$51,527 n=52	75% 5yr	$7,375	0.14×	Above +56%	Clears 2/2

% > threshold is ED's own share of graduates earning above the federal earnings threshold, taken from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window. Earnings premium compares median earnings four years out to the U.S. Census ACS median for a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or bachelor's-degree holder (graduate credentials) in the institution's state. 2 of 3 yrs flags programs below that benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 federal earnings-premium test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative estimates; the Department of Education's official determination may differ. Figures lag the current year by 2–3 years.

By state, median earnings, 4 yrs out

State	Median earn 4yr	Programs
Connecticut	$125,712	7
Ohio	$125,093	3
California	$122,820	7
Colorado	$122,405	4
Arizona	$120,896	3
Wisconsin	$115,411	3
Maryland	$93,128	6
Arkansas	$90,783	3
Pennsylvania	$88,063	17
North Carolina	$84,847	7
Oklahoma	$83,167	4
Massachusetts	$82,842	10
Michigan	$82,420	4
Tennessee	$81,757	3
Missouri	$80,843	5
Virginia	$80,181	10
Minnesota	$79,384	4
Texas	$78,906	8
Illinois	$75,970	5
New York	$74,085	10
New Jersey	$72,502	5

States with at least 3 reporting Engineering, General programs, by median graduate earnings.

Frequently asked

Which colleges have the highest-paying Engineering, General programs?

By median earnings four years after completion, the highest-paying Engineering, General programs in this dataset are University of California-Los Angeles ($177,858), University of Wisconsin-Madison ($147,101), University of Colorado Boulder ($146,964). Earnings reflect College Scorecard field-of-study data (2024-25) and vary by credential level and location.

Are Engineering, General programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?

Indicatively, 0 of the 144 Engineering, General programs with both earnings and a state/national benchmark have median graduate earnings below the earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026), under which a program can lose Title IV eligibility if its graduates earn less than a typical worker without the credential for 2 of 3 years. This estimate uses College Scorecard earnings vs U.S. Census ACS medians; the Department of Education's official determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study, 2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts plus the most-recent snapshot (2024-25); threshold pass-rates pooled across all nine releases. Earnings-premium benchmarks from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.