WhatGradsMake

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
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$100,222$116,180+36%
2University of Houston - DowntownTX$93,465$112,807$176,196+32%
3Texas A&M UniversityTX$76,993$107,587$136,883+26%
4Texas Tech UniversityTX$78,137$106,400$121,578+25%
5University of HoustonTX$71,880$95,458$117,529+12%
6Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$56,877$92,861$118,327+9%
7Arizona State UniversityAZ$67,426$92,685$111,261+9%
8State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY$69,318$91,636$105,705+8%
9Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$62,901$91,405$121,935+7%
10University of North TexasTX$69,154$91,297$110,470+7%
11Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$73,747$91,121$110,719+7%
12Purdue University NorthwestIN$69,218$90,582$103,997+6%
13Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR$73,920$90,194$112,807+6%
14Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$69,471$89,501$105,012+5%
15Nicholls State UniversityLA$62,446$88,977$116,855+4%
16Cleveland State UniversityOH$72,436$88,826$93,465+4%
17Weber State UniversityUT$69,277$88,474$105,799+4%
18Tarleton State UniversityTX$61,969$88,474+4%
19Purdue University - North CentralIN$70,527$88,193$102,218+4%
20Purdue University Fort WayneIN$68,277$86,515$99,793+2%
21Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$67,294$86,367$109,070+1%
22Oklahoma State UniversityOK$68,786$86,010$107,201+1%
23Kennesaw State UniversityGA$66,276$85,802$104,614+1%
24SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$65,602$85,725$112,807+1%
25Georgia Southern UniversityGA$60,297$85,664$101,144+1%
26Purdue UniversityIN$61,975$85,193$110,0960%
27University of MaineME$63,548$85,162$102,0620%
28Youngstown State UniversityOH$68,654$83,758$98,892-2%
29Bluefield State UniversityWV$64,402$83,018$96,791-3%
30University of ToledoOH$64,963$82,983$102,285-3%
31New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$48,761$82,929-3%
32University of Akron (The)OH$67,783$82,825$98,044-3%
33Montana State University BozemanMT$61,742$82,744$102,996-3%
34University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$64,623$82,725$100,108-3%
35Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$61,260$81,914$95,762-4%
36State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY$58,213$81,579$99,192-4%
37Fairmont State UniversityWV$55,592$81,553$108,520-4%
38University of HartfordCT$59,422$81,043-5%
39SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY$60,805$79,545$93,359-7%
40South Carolina State UniversitySC$54,615$79,471$91,987-7%
41Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$60,666$77,291$92,721-9%
42Indiana State UniversityIN$61,255$76,664$86,961-10%
43SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY$59,324$76,554-10%
44Brigham Young University - IdahoID$66,113$75,329-12%
45Colorado State University-PuebloCO$54,639$73,402$82,551-14%
46Bowling Green State UniversityOH$50,311$70,365$91,176-17%
47Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$62,818$68,363-20%
48Virginia State UniversityVA$58,934$67,746-20%
49Montana State University - NorthernMT$49,399$65,986$77,901-23%
50University of Central MissouriMO$42,040$63,745$93,240-25%
51Texas A & M University at GalvestonTX$77,901
52University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$68,098
53University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$64,718

Associate

national median $68,203 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Midlands Technical CollegeSC$54,993$108,603+59%
2Bluefield State UniversityWV$61,332$91,987+35%
3Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$68,578$89,496$106,850+31%
4Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$68,758$86,150+26%
5Weber State UniversityUT$51,929$84,083+23%
6Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN$54,821$83,557+23%
7Purdue University NorthwestIN$55,137$82,687$107,710+21%
8Miami UniversityOH$52,508$82,397$92,587+21%
9Purdue University - North CentralIN$52,435$82,048$100,794+20%
10University of CincinnatiOH$56,877$81,435$100,487+19%
11Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$55,111$80,540$96,791+18%
12Youngstown State UniversityOH$43,588$80,205$98,592+18%
13Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN$46,924$79,787+17%
14Purdue University Fort WayneIN$57,757$79,454$95,943+17%
15Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$48,908$79,284$101,890+16%
16Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$61,969$79,247$97,592+16%
17Piedmont Technical CollegeSC$49,731$78,529$72,585+15%
18Lakeland Community CollegeOH$57,957$78,415$86,717+15%
19Illinois Central CollegeIL$45,300$77,273$113,771+13%
20University of Akron (The)OH$55,335$76,986$94,989+13%
21Purdue UniversityIN$44,449$76,034$103,576+11%
22Virginia Western Community CollegeVA$50,390$75,525$76,015+11%
23SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY$40,793$75,525$91,050+11%
24Pennsylvania State University (The) - New KensingtonPA$35,757$75,329$96,105+10%
25Pennsylvania State University (The) - HazletonPA$47,802$75,158$97,592+10%
26Niagara County Community CollegeNY$42,596$75,158$85,664+10%
27Three Rivers Community CollegeCT$56,069$74,696$97,476+10%
28State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY$47,335$74,491$106,266+9%
29Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA$66,556$74,333$81,015+9%
30Triton CollegeIL$58,858$74,301+9%
31Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL$50,995$74,055$81,403+9%
32Erie Community CollegeNY$53,578$73,347$85,664+8%
33Pennsylvania State University (The) - ShenangoPA$56,877$73,157+7%
34Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY$38,509$72,748$83,557+7%
35Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH$52,636$72,585+6%
36Portland Community CollegeOR$60,720$71,728+5%
37Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA$57,514$71,529+5%
38Pennsylvania State University (The) - AltoonaPA$38,509$71,441$91,987+5%
39Washington State Community CollegeOH$56,877$71,212+4%
40Brightpoint Community CollegeVA$54,679$70,135$76,015+3%
41Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR$46,663$70,012+3%
42SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY$43,948$69,154+1%
43Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$41,501$68,891$77,901+1%
44Spartanburg Community CollegeSC$55,464$68,626$79,787+1%
45North Central State CollegeOH$51,380$68,203$71,1150%
46Onondaga Community CollegeNY$49,539$68,022$80,8630%
47SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY$40,502$67,967$87,3890%
48New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$42,446$67,887$88,9210%
49SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY$35,298$67,746$90,582-1%
50Kent State UniversityOH$51,129$67,343$82,961-1%
51Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$35,298$67,042$81,295-2%
52Edison State Community CollegeOH$57,248$66,937$76,958-2%
53Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMA$42,800$66,831-2%
54Greenville Technical CollegeSC$53,673$66,779$76,015-2%
55Marion Technical CollegeOH$51,223$66,690$74,872-2%
56Owens Community CollegeOH$55,090$66,534$78,608-2%
57Monroe Community CollegeNY$41,766$66,273$80,792-3%
58Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH$50,560$66,268$79,079-3%
59Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$48,943$65,986$83,557-3%
60Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA$46,383$65,669$70,135-4%
61James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH$48,761$65,159$84,529-4%
62Texas State Technical CollegeTX$49,118$64,578$74,457-5%
63Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY$35,024$64,175$84,083-6%
64Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBoisPA$49,399$63,305$80,415-7%
65Tidewater Community CollegeVA$49,171$63,044$73,832-8%
66Terra State Community CollegeOH$52,720$62,520$76,435-8%
67York Technical CollegeSC$50,791$62,372$68,098-9%
68Tulsa Community CollegeOK$49,399$61,332-10%
69Cayuga Community CollegeNY$45,433$61,332$76,644-10%
70Columbus State Community CollegeOH$46,988$60,817$73,625-11%
71Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$48,072$59,297$71,321-13%
72Gateway Community CollegeCT$43,047$57,537$76,885-16%
73SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$37,935$57,208$80,863-16%
74Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK$48,567$55,746-18%
75Sinclair Community CollegeOH$40,703$54,980$65,016-19%
76Metropolitan Community CollegeMO$42,776$54,563$72,585-20%
77Northwest State Community CollegeOH$39,425$54,404$73,442-20%
78Jamestown Community CollegeNY$47,460$54,051-21%
79Wytheville Community CollegeVA$34,330$50,949$55,464-25%
80New River Community CollegeVA$39,793$49,855$62,520-27%
81Mountain Empire Community CollegeVA$31,171$47,460$54,051-30%
82Stark State CollegeOH$36,741$47,379$63,305-31%
83University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$74,301
84Oakton CollegeIL$62,393
85Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN$59,105
86Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL$54,522
87Southeast Technical CollegeSD$49,095
88Zane State CollegeOH$46,435
89Trident Technical CollegeSC$44,549
90Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$44,398
91Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC$44,398
92Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$43,722
93Montana State University - NorthernMT$39,119

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $49,813 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Central Virginia Community CollegeVA$70,870$88,299$84,962+77%
2Onondaga Community CollegeNY$44,849$83,557+68%
3Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA$54,548$66,891$70,870+34%
4Danville Community CollegeVA$53,107$66,514$72,585+34%
5Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$38,202$55,621+12%
6Gateway Community CollegeCT$37,774$51,062$65,986+3%
7Sinclair Community CollegeOH$36,701$49,813$61,6200%
8Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$36,296$45,210$52,636-9%
9Columbus State Community CollegeOH$28,969$42,833$55,078-14%
10Wytheville Community CollegeVA$36,215$39,163$49,513-21%
11Oakton CollegeIL$66,382
12McHenry County CollegeIL$56,877
13Lakeland Community CollegeOH$55,817
14Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA$50,676
15Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH$47,119
16Metropolitan Community CollegeMO$38,202
17Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA$28,103

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $56,877 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Midlands Technical CollegeSC$59,848$102,715+81%
2College of Lake CountyIL$69,727$86,717+52%
3Three Rivers Community CollegeCT$52,839$73,499$84,400+29%
4Tidewater Community CollegeVA$58,692$68,521+20%
5Texas State Technical CollegeTX$43,497$61,403$71,529+8%
6Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA$36,980$56,8770%
7Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$39,601$51,994-9%
8Columbus State Community CollegeOH$37,592$48,054$64,175-16%
9Owens Community CollegeOH$34,141$47,939$51,223-16%
10Sinclair Community CollegeOH$34,573$45,210$56,170-21%
11Terra State Community CollegeOH$50,311$43,948-23%
12Lakeland Community CollegeOH$62,075
13Triton CollegeIL$54,051
14University of Central MissouriMO$49,855
15Gateway Community CollegeCT$44,849
16Weber State UniversityUT$35,091
17Stark State CollegeOH$30,227