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Bachelor's+16% vs national median4,185 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University

Ranked 3rd of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$82,685
middle 50%: $69,828 – $99,308
Median · 5 years out
$111,636
middle 50%: $92,037 – $140,616
Median · 10 years out
$148,947
middle 50%: $116,887 – $201,482

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 Texas A&M University earn a median $82,685 in their first year. Median salaries rise to $148,947 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?

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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
3.7 yrs
≈ $3,974 total interest

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