Master's+18% vs national median409 grads tracked
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Portland State University
Ranked 7th of 59 master's programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$101,449
middle 50%: $68,130 – $133,901
Median · 5 years out
$126,846
middle 50%: $96,406 – $155,603
Median · 10 years out
$152,577
middle 50%: $114,592 – $195,495
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Portland State University's master's graduates in Engineering Technologies see first-year medians of $101k. Salaries reach $153k after 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?
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
3.1 yrs
≈ $3,263 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$173,536 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$161,782 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$138,395 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$131,424 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$127,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$124,951 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$120,396 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$120,396 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$120,140 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$119,111 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$130,437 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$122,667 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Doctorate)
$120,677 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,474 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$110,977 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$105,672 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$98,538 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,532 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$93,874 · 5 yrs out
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