Bachelor's+1% vs national median333 grads tracked
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 24th of 50 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$65,602
middle 50%: $50,368 – $81,324
Median · 5 years out
$85,725
middle 50%: $71,728 – $101,312
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $94,656 – $129,556
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
SUNY Buffalo State University graduates in mechanical engineering technologies earn a median of $66k initially. This figure rises to $86k at five years and $113k at ten years.
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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,138 total interest
Same major at other universities
Weber State University
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$88,193 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$86,515 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$86,010 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$85,802 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$85,193 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$85,162 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$83,758 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield State University
$83,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$82,983 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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