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Master's-18% vs national median119 grads tracked

Engineering at University of Minnesota Duluth

Ranked 115th of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$80,088
middle 50%: $67,570 – $95,110
Median · 5 years out
$97,751
middle 50%: $79,787 – $117,867
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Minnesota Duluth's master's program in Engineering earn a median $80,088 one year after graduating, rising to $97,751 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $118,623 for this field, ranking 115th of 126 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
4 yrs
≈ $4,226 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$101,251 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$101,183 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$100,565 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$99,120 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$97,959 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$97,180 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
$96,266 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$95,750 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$95,682 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$94,530 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$93,804 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota Duluth

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,915 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$100,153 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$97,820 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,617 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,975 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,130 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,042 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's)
$90,794 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$88,921 · 5 yrs out

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