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Bachelor's-12% vs national median200 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Brigham Young University - Idaho

Ranked 44th of 50 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$66,113
middle 50%: $50,831 – $77,206
Median · 5 years out
$75,329
middle 50%: $56,453 – $90,815
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Brigham Young University - Idaho's bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $66,113 one year after graduating, rising to $75,329 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $85,193 for this field, ranking 44th of 50 reporting programs.

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.

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≈ $5,360 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Hartford
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$79,545 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$79,471 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$77,291 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$76,664 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$73,402 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$67,746 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$63,745 · 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
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,527 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$88,885 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

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