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Bachelor's-1% vs national median448 grads tracked

Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University

Ranked 49th of 125 bachelor's programs in Mechanical Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$74,818
middle 50%: $55,879 – $89,957
Median · 5 years out
$95,880
middle 50%: $81,671 – $119,227
Median · 10 years out
$116,180
middle 50%: $91,987 – $149,886

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

Graduates of West Texas A&M University's bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering earn a median $74,818 one year after graduating, rising to $116,180 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $96,517 for this field, ranking 49th of 125 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,486 total interest

Same major at other universities

Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$96,680 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$96,556 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$96,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$96,404 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$96,052 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$95,783 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$95,669 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$95,610 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$95,359 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$95,335 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at West Texas A&M University

Public Administration (Bachelor's)
$116,793 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$102,584 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$97,370 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,281 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$92,982 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,673 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,414 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out

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