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Bachelor's+2% vs national median397 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology

Ranked 31st of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$77,937
middle 50%: $60,703 – $104,258
Median · 5 years out
$98,320
middle 50%: $79,091 – $123,624
Median · 10 years out
$120,228
middle 50%: $94,389 – $140,539

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 Oregon Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering earn a median $77,937 one year after graduating, rising to $120,228 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $96,517 for this field, ranking 31st 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?

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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 yrs
≈ $4,312 total interest

Same major at other universities

Colorado School of Mines
$99,283 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$99,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$98,992 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$98,848 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$98,353 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$98,212 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$98,155 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$97,934 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$97,660 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$97,375 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$97,375 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Oregon Institute of Technology

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$138,395 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$108,747 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,680 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's)
$102,156 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$98,136 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$97,963 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$95,262 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,132 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$93,118 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,194 · 5 yrs out

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