Master's-12% vs national median1,406 grads tracked
Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso
Ranked 102nd of 126 master's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$81,419
middle 50%: $58,057 – $104,107
Median · 5 years out
$104,454
middle 50%: $80,084 – $126,951
Median · 10 years out
$129,571
middle 50%: $101,778 – $159,879
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering master's graduates from this Texas university earn a median $81k in year 1. Median salaries climb to $130k by year 10.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $4,095 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Akron (The)
$105,772 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$105,099 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$104,982 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$104,907 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$104,478 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$104,465 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$104,320 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$103,131 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$103,026 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$102,787 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$102,292 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Texas at El Paso
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$144,848 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,211 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,075 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,751 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$103,730 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,810 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,610 · 5 yrs out
Metallurgical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's)
$94,789 · 5 yrs out
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