What Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $85,193 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts - LowellMA | $100,222 | $116,180 | — | +36% |
| 2 | University of Houston - DowntownTX | $93,465 | $112,807 | $176,196 | +32% |
| 3 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $76,993 | $107,587 | $136,883 | +26% |
| 4 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $78,137 | $106,400 | $121,578 | +25% |
| 5 | University of HoustonTX | $71,880 | $95,458 | $117,529 | +12% |
| 6 | Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX | $56,877 | $92,861 | $118,327 | +9% |
| 7 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $67,426 | $92,685 | $111,261 | +9% |
| 8 | State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY | $69,318 | $91,636 | $105,705 | +8% |
| 9 | Metropolitan State University of DenverCO | $62,901 | $91,405 | $121,935 | +7% |
| 10 | University of North TexasTX | $69,154 | $91,297 | $110,470 | +7% |
| 11 | Central Connecticut State UniversityCT | $73,747 | $91,121 | $110,719 | +7% |
| 12 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $69,218 | $90,582 | $103,997 | +6% |
| 13 | Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR | $73,920 | $90,194 | $112,807 | +6% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA | $69,471 | $89,501 | $105,012 | +5% |
| 15 | Nicholls State UniversityLA | $62,446 | $88,977 | $116,855 | +4% |
| 16 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $72,436 | $88,826 | $93,465 | +4% |
| 17 | Weber State UniversityUT | $69,277 | $88,474 | $105,799 | +4% |
| 18 | Tarleton State UniversityTX | $61,969 | $88,474 | — | +4% |
| 19 | Purdue University - North CentralIN | $70,527 | $88,193 | $102,218 | +4% |
| 20 | Purdue University Fort WayneIN | $68,277 | $86,515 | $99,793 | +2% |
| 21 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $67,294 | $86,367 | $109,070 | +1% |
| 22 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $68,786 | $86,010 | $107,201 | +1% |
| 23 | Kennesaw State UniversityGA | $66,276 | $85,802 | $104,614 | +1% |
| 24 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $65,602 | $85,725 | $112,807 | +1% |
| 25 | Georgia Southern UniversityGA | $60,297 | $85,664 | $101,144 | +1% |
| 26 | Purdue UniversityIN | $61,975 | $85,193 | $110,096 | 0% |
| 27 | University of MaineME | $63,548 | $85,162 | $102,062 | 0% |
| 28 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $68,654 | $83,758 | $98,892 | -2% |
| 29 | Bluefield State UniversityWV | $64,402 | $83,018 | $96,791 | -3% |
| 30 | University of ToledoOH | $64,963 | $82,983 | $102,285 | -3% |
| 31 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $48,761 | $82,929 | — | -3% |
| 32 | University of Akron (The)OH | $67,783 | $82,825 | $98,044 | -3% |
| 33 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $61,742 | $82,744 | $102,996 | -3% |
| 34 | University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC | $64,623 | $82,725 | $100,108 | -3% |
| 35 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $61,260 | $81,914 | $95,762 | -4% |
| 36 | State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY | $58,213 | $81,579 | $99,192 | -4% |
| 37 | Fairmont State UniversityWV | $55,592 | $81,553 | $108,520 | -4% |
| 38 | University of HartfordCT | $59,422 | $81,043 | — | -5% |
| 39 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $60,805 | $79,545 | $93,359 | -7% |
| 40 | South Carolina State UniversitySC | $54,615 | $79,471 | $91,987 | -7% |
| 41 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $60,666 | $77,291 | $92,721 | -9% |
| 42 | Indiana State UniversityIN | $61,255 | $76,664 | $86,961 | -10% |
| 43 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $59,324 | $76,554 | — | -10% |
| 44 | Brigham Young University - IdahoID | $66,113 | $75,329 | — | -12% |
| 45 | Colorado State University-PuebloCO | $54,639 | $73,402 | $82,551 | -14% |
| 46 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $50,311 | $70,365 | $91,176 | -17% |
| 47 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $62,818 | $68,363 | — | -20% |
| 48 | Virginia State UniversityVA | $58,934 | $67,746 | — | -20% |
| 49 | Montana State University - NorthernMT | $49,399 | $65,986 | $77,901 | -23% |
| 50 | University of Central MissouriMO | $42,040 | $63,745 | $93,240 | -25% |
| 51 | Texas A & M University at GalvestonTX | $77,901 | — | — | — |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI | $68,098 | — | — | — |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI | $64,718 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $68,203 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $54,993 | $108,603 | — | +59% |
| 2 | Bluefield State UniversityWV | $61,332 | $91,987 | — | +35% |
| 3 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $68,578 | $89,496 | $106,850 | +31% |
| 4 | Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $68,758 | $86,150 | — | +26% |
| 5 | Weber State UniversityUT | $51,929 | $84,083 | — | +23% |
| 6 | Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN | $54,821 | $83,557 | — | +23% |
| 7 | Purdue University NorthwestIN | $55,137 | $82,687 | $107,710 | +21% |
| 8 | Miami UniversityOH | $52,508 | $82,397 | $92,587 | +21% |
| 9 | Purdue University - North CentralIN | $52,435 | $82,048 | $100,794 | +20% |
| 10 | University of CincinnatiOH | $56,877 | $81,435 | $100,487 | +19% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA | $55,111 | $80,540 | $96,791 | +18% |
| 12 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $43,588 | $80,205 | $98,592 | +18% |
| 13 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN | $46,924 | $79,787 | — | +17% |
| 14 | Purdue University Fort WayneIN | $57,757 | $79,454 | $95,943 | +17% |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA | $48,908 | $79,284 | $101,890 | +16% |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA | $61,969 | $79,247 | $97,592 | +16% |
| 17 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $49,731 | $78,529 | $72,585 | +15% |
| 18 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $57,957 | $78,415 | $86,717 | +15% |
| 19 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $45,300 | $77,273 | $113,771 | +13% |
| 20 | University of Akron (The)OH | $55,335 | $76,986 | $94,989 | +13% |
| 21 | Purdue UniversityIN | $44,449 | $76,034 | $103,576 | +11% |
| 22 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $50,390 | $75,525 | $76,015 | +11% |
| 23 | SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY | $40,793 | $75,525 | $91,050 | +11% |
| 24 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - New KensingtonPA | $35,757 | $75,329 | $96,105 | +10% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - HazletonPA | $47,802 | $75,158 | $97,592 | +10% |
| 26 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $42,596 | $75,158 | $85,664 | +10% |
| 27 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $56,069 | $74,696 | $97,476 | +10% |
| 28 | State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY | $47,335 | $74,491 | $106,266 | +9% |
| 29 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $66,556 | $74,333 | $81,015 | +9% |
| 30 | Triton CollegeIL | $58,858 | $74,301 | — | +9% |
| 31 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $50,995 | $74,055 | $81,403 | +9% |
| 32 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $53,578 | $73,347 | $85,664 | +8% |
| 33 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - ShenangoPA | $56,877 | $73,157 | — | +7% |
| 34 | Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY | $38,509 | $72,748 | $83,557 | +7% |
| 35 | Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH | $52,636 | $72,585 | — | +6% |
| 36 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $60,720 | $71,728 | — | +5% |
| 37 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA | $57,514 | $71,529 | — | +5% |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA | $38,509 | $71,441 | $91,987 | +5% |
| 39 | Washington State Community CollegeOH | $56,877 | $71,212 | — | +4% |
| 40 | Brightpoint Community CollegeVA | $54,679 | $70,135 | $76,015 | +3% |
| 41 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $46,663 | $70,012 | — | +3% |
| 42 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $43,948 | $69,154 | — | +1% |
| 43 | Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $41,501 | $68,891 | $77,901 | +1% |
| 44 | Spartanburg Community CollegeSC | $55,464 | $68,626 | $79,787 | +1% |
| 45 | North Central State CollegeOH | $51,380 | $68,203 | $71,115 | 0% |
| 46 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $49,539 | $68,022 | $80,863 | 0% |
| 47 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $40,502 | $67,967 | $87,389 | 0% |
| 48 | New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY | $42,446 | $67,887 | $88,921 | 0% |
| 49 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $35,298 | $67,746 | $90,582 | -1% |
| 50 | Kent State UniversityOH | $51,129 | $67,343 | $82,961 | -1% |
| 51 | Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $35,298 | $67,042 | $81,295 | -2% |
| 52 | Edison State Community CollegeOH | $57,248 | $66,937 | $76,958 | -2% |
| 53 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA | $42,800 | $66,831 | — | -2% |
| 54 | Greenville Technical CollegeSC | $53,673 | $66,779 | $76,015 | -2% |
| 55 | Marion Technical CollegeOH | $51,223 | $66,690 | $74,872 | -2% |
| 56 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $55,090 | $66,534 | $78,608 | -2% |
| 57 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $41,766 | $66,273 | $80,792 | -3% |
| 58 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $50,560 | $66,268 | $79,079 | -3% |
| 59 | Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $48,943 | $65,986 | $83,557 | -3% |
| 60 | Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA | $46,383 | $65,669 | $70,135 | -4% |
| 61 | James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH | $48,761 | $65,159 | $84,529 | -4% |
| 62 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $49,118 | $64,578 | $74,457 | -5% |
| 63 | Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY | $35,024 | $64,175 | $84,083 | -6% |
| 64 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBoisPA | $49,399 | $63,305 | $80,415 | -7% |
| 65 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $49,171 | $63,044 | $73,832 | -8% |
| 66 | Terra State Community CollegeOH | $52,720 | $62,520 | $76,435 | -8% |
| 67 | York Technical CollegeSC | $50,791 | $62,372 | $68,098 | -9% |
| 68 | Tulsa Community CollegeOK | $49,399 | $61,332 | — | -10% |
| 69 | Cayuga Community CollegeNY | $45,433 | $61,332 | $76,644 | -10% |
| 70 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $46,988 | $60,817 | $73,625 | -11% |
| 71 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $48,072 | $59,297 | $71,321 | -13% |
| 72 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $43,047 | $57,537 | $76,885 | -16% |
| 73 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY | $37,935 | $57,208 | $80,863 | -16% |
| 74 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK | $48,567 | $55,746 | — | -18% |
| 75 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $40,703 | $54,980 | $65,016 | -19% |
| 76 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $42,776 | $54,563 | $72,585 | -20% |
| 77 | Northwest State Community CollegeOH | $39,425 | $54,404 | $73,442 | -20% |
| 78 | Jamestown Community CollegeNY | $47,460 | $54,051 | — | -21% |
| 79 | Wytheville Community CollegeVA | $34,330 | $50,949 | $55,464 | -25% |
| 80 | New River Community CollegeVA | $39,793 | $49,855 | $62,520 | -27% |
| 81 | Mountain Empire Community CollegeVA | $31,171 | $47,460 | $54,051 | -30% |
| 82 | Stark State CollegeOH | $36,741 | $47,379 | $63,305 | -31% |
| 83 | University of Massachusetts - LowellMA | $74,301 | — | — | — |
| 84 | Oakton CollegeIL | $62,393 | — | — | — |
| 85 | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN | $59,105 | — | — | — |
| 86 | Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL | $54,522 | — | — | — |
| 87 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $49,095 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Zane State CollegeOH | $46,435 | — | — | — |
| 89 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $44,549 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $44,398 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC | $44,398 | — | — | — |
| 92 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $43,722 | — | — | — |
| 93 | Montana State University - NorthernMT | $39,119 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $49,813 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Virginia Community CollegeVA | $70,870 | $88,299 | $84,962 | +77% |
| 2 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $44,849 | $83,557 | — | +68% |
| 3 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $54,548 | $66,891 | $70,870 | +34% |
| 4 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $53,107 | $66,514 | $72,585 | +34% |
| 5 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $38,202 | $55,621 | — | +12% |
| 6 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $37,774 | $51,062 | $65,986 | +3% |
| 7 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $36,701 | $49,813 | $61,620 | 0% |
| 8 | Middle Georgia State UniversityGA | $36,296 | $45,210 | $52,636 | -9% |
| 9 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $28,969 | $42,833 | $55,078 | -14% |
| 10 | Wytheville Community CollegeVA | $36,215 | $39,163 | $49,513 | -21% |
| 11 | Oakton CollegeIL | $66,382 | — | — | — |
| 12 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $56,877 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $55,817 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $50,676 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $47,119 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Metropolitan Community CollegeMO | $38,202 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA | $28,103 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $56,877 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midlands Technical CollegeSC | $59,848 | $102,715 | — | +81% |
| 2 | College of Lake CountyIL | $69,727 | $86,717 | — | +52% |
| 3 | Three Rivers Community CollegeCT | $52,839 | $73,499 | $84,400 | +29% |
| 4 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $58,692 | $68,521 | — | +20% |
| 5 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $43,497 | $61,403 | $71,529 | +8% |
| 6 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA | $36,980 | $56,877 | — | 0% |
| 7 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $39,601 | $51,994 | — | -9% |
| 8 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $37,592 | $48,054 | $64,175 | -16% |
| 9 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $34,141 | $47,939 | $51,223 | -16% |
| 10 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $34,573 | $45,210 | $56,170 | -21% |
| 11 | Terra State Community CollegeOH | $50,311 | $43,948 | — | -23% |
| 12 | Lakeland Community CollegeOH | $62,075 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Triton CollegeIL | $54,051 | — | — | — |
| 14 | University of Central MissouriMO | $49,855 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Gateway Community CollegeCT | $44,849 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Weber State UniversityUT | $35,091 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Stark State CollegeOH | $30,227 | — | — | — |