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Bachelor's+16% vs national median399 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Maritime College

Ranked 2nd of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$87,413
middle 50%: $71,692 – $105,387
Median · 5 years out
$111,922
middle 50%: $92,137 – $143,565
Median · 10 years out
$134,767
middle 50%: $110,004 – $160,713

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 SUNY Maritime College's bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering earn a median $87,413 one year after graduating, rising to $134,767 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% above the national median of $96,517 for this field, ranking 2nd 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
3.6 yrs
≈ $3,799 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lamar University
$116,446 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$111,636 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$111,509 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$111,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$107,421 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$104,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$104,211 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Maritime College

Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$135,613 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$124,316 · 5 yrs out
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Bachelor's)
$121,052 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,013 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Bachelor's)
$111,047 · 5 yrs out
Marine Transportation (Bachelor's)
$111,047 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$110,663 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$110,126 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$109,693 · 5 yrs out
Marine Transportation (Associate)
$109,693 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out

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