Bachelor's+17% vs national median257 grads tracked
Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Ranked 3rd of 96 bachelor's programs in Computer Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$91,884
middle 50%: $77,780 – $108,703
Median · 5 years out
$127,794
middle 50%: $102,762 – $164,141
Median · 10 years out
$175,020
middle 50%: $131,379 – $226,648
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Computer Engineering graduates from UMass Amherst earn a median of $92k in their first year. By year 10, median earnings climb to $175k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
3.3 yrs
≈ $3,537 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$133,882 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$125,633 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$120,561 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$119,336 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$118,129 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$117,974 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$117,969 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$117,966 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$116,942 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$116,855 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$220,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$188,260 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$161,437 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$159,257 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$140,852 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,489 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$110,463 · 5 yrs out
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