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Engineering

Majors within Engineering, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$97,481
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
35
Majors in this field
1,953
College programs

Majors in Engineering

1
Operations Research
Engineering
$168,920median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
Strong return DR 94 AExplore
2
Systems Engineering
Engineering
$135,617median earnings (5 yr)
26colleges
Strong return DR 88 AExplore
3
Computer Engineering
Engineering
$112,722median earnings (5 yr)
168colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
4
Engineering, Other
Engineering
$110,768median earnings (5 yr)
22colleges
Strong return DR 88 AExplore
5
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Engineering
$108,627median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
6
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
Engineering
$107,845median earnings (5 yr)
295colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
7
Construction Engineering
Engineering
$103,555median earnings (5 yr)
7colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
8
Petroleum Engineering
Engineering
$103,142median earnings (5 yr)
20colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Engineering
$102,635median earnings (5 yr)
73colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
10
Nuclear Engineering
Engineering
$102,594median earnings (5 yr)
14colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
11
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
Engineering
$100,327median earnings (5 yr)
3colleges
Strong return DR 89 AExplore
12
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering
$99,854median earnings (5 yr)
122colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
13
Biochemical Engineering
Engineering
$99,194median earnings (5 yr)
1colleges
Strong return DR 95 AExplore
14
Chemical Engineering
Engineering
$98,853median earnings (5 yr)
159colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
15
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Engineering
$97,576median earnings (5 yr)
1colleges
Strong return DR 92 AExplore
16
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Engineering
$97,521median earnings (5 yr)
7colleges
Strong return DR 92 AExplore
17
Industrial Engineering
Engineering
$97,145median earnings (5 yr)
81colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
18
Electromechanical Engineering
Engineering
$96,906median earnings (5 yr)
1colleges
Strong return DR 87 AExplore
19
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
$96,499median earnings (5 yr)
370colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
20
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering
$94,053median earnings (5 yr)
2colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
21
Engineering Physics
Engineering
$93,472median earnings (5 yr)
5colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
22
Architectural Engineering
Engineering
$92,300median earnings (5 yr)
14colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
23
Ocean Engineering
Engineering
$90,886median earnings (5 yr)
4colleges
Strong return DR 89 AExplore
24
Engineering, General
Engineering
$89,688median earnings (5 yr)
116colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
25
Civil Engineering
Engineering
$89,360median earnings (5 yr)
292colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
26
Materials Engineering
Engineering
$88,821median earnings (5 yr)
27colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
27
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Engineering
$88,593median earnings (5 yr)
5colleges
Strong return DR 90 AExplore
28
Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering
$87,799median earnings (5 yr)
8colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
29
Metallurgical Engineering
Engineering
$86,974median earnings (5 yr)
3colleges
Strong return DR 88 AExplore
30
Agricultural Engineering
Engineering
$84,027median earnings (5 yr)
20colleges
Strong return DR 87 AExplore
31
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Engineering
$82,048median earnings (5 yr)
36colleges
Strong return DR 85 AExplore
32
Engineering Science
Engineering
$79,113median earnings (5 yr)
30colleges
Strong return DR 84 AExplore
33
Forest Engineering
Engineering
$78,198median earnings (5 yr)
2colleges
Strong return DR 84 AExplore
34
Biological/Biosystems Engineering
Engineering
$75,010median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
Strong return DR 81 AExplore
35
Textile Sciences and Engineering
Engineering
$71,193median earnings (5 yr)
1colleges
Strong return DR 74 BExplore
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Top colleges for Engineering

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Engineering programs.

1
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private
$105,7565-yr earnings
$6,128net price/yr
+2,049%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 98 AView ROI
2
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
$87,2375-yr earnings
$13,370net price/yr
+635%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
4
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
5
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
6
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
7
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
$98,6075-yr earnings
$12,116net price/yr
+851%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
8
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
$140,6455-yr earnings
$20,111net price/yr
+1,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
10
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
11
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
12
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.