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Bachelor's-5% vs national median3,946 grads tracked

Engineering at University of Texas at San Antonio

Ranked 102nd of 185 bachelor's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$71,769
middle 50%: $55,288 – $85,590
Median · 5 years out
$92,943
middle 50%: $76,774 – $112,536
Median · 10 years out
$116,915
middle 50%: $92,880 – $148,205

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Texas at San Antonio's bachelor's program in Engineering earn a median $71,769 one year after graduating, rising to $116,915 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $97,820 for this field, ranking 102nd of 185 reporting programs.

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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,676 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$93,530 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$93,443 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$93,253 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$93,251 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$93,142 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$93,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$92,907 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$92,486 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$92,411 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$92,406 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$92,387 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas at San Antonio

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$178,457 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$132,101 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$118,327 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,770 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$108,109 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$107,993 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,163 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$104,739 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$100,908 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,368 · 5 yrs out

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