Bachelor's+3% vs national median608 grads tracked
Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
Ranked 22nd of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$78,634
middle 50%: $55,317 – $98,683
Median · 5 years out
$99,690
middle 50%: $80,149 – $123,981
Median · 10 years out
$114,034
middle 50%: $95,262 – $144,929
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
Mechanical Engineering alumni from Prairie View A&M earn $79k in their first year. This figure climbs to $114k after a decade in the field.
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
≈ $4,265 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$100,497 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$100,411 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$100,217 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$100,175 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$100,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$100,126 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$99,411 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$99,338 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$131,669 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,855 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,907 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,538 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,617 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,286 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$96,962 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,110 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,170 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$87,170 · 5 yrs out
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