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Bachelor's-12% vs national median43 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology

Ranked 125th of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$58,150
middle 50%: $46,777 – $66,514
Median · 5 years out
$84,610
middle 50%: $68,802 – $110,938
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Indiana Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering earn a median $58,150 one year after graduating, rising to $84,610 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $96,517 for this field, ranking 125th of 125 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.

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
5 yrs
≈ $5,612 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Dakota State University
$87,405 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$86,911 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$86,655 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$86,549 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$85,519 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana Institute of Technology

Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,768 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,933 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,257 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$85,502 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$69,120 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,612 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out

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