Bachelor's-6% vs national median884 grads tracked
Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Idaho
Ranked 103rd of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,626
middle 50%: $52,413 – $81,750
Median · 5 years out
$90,527
middle 50%: $77,069 – $108,171
Median · 10 years out
$114,105
middle 50%: $94,033 – $137,360
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanical Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mechanical Engineering alumni from Brigham Young University - Idaho earn $69k in their first year. Salaries reach $114k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.5 yrs
≈ $4,878 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Chicago
$91,169 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$91,022 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$90,924 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$90,822 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$90,771 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$90,632 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$90,342 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$90,134 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$90,056 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$89,709 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$89,545 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Brigham Young University - Idaho
Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$112,227 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$110,004 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,954 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,748 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$97,191 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,203 · 5 yrs out
Data Analytics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$88,885 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
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