Master's+14% vs national median757 grads tracked
Engineering at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Great Valley School of Grad/Prof
Ranked 4th of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$111,585
middle 50%: $95,415 – $139,483
Median · 5 years out
$135,817
middle 50%: $112,195 – $166,455
Median · 10 years out
$154,326
middle 50%: $125,697 – $194,253
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Penn State's Great Valley School offers high-earning engineering programs with a $111,585 median first-year salary. This grows to $135,817 by year five.
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
2.8 yrs
≈ $2,966 total interest
Same major at other universities
Penn State World Campus
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$139,248 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$137,668 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$132,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$132,085 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$131,483 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$131,351 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$128,196 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$126,019 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
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