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Bachelor's+9% vs national median228 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 21st of 140 bachelor's programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$64,085
middle 50%: $48,791 – $75,006
Median · 5 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $76,214 – $109,494
Median · 10 years out
$110,938
middle 50%: $83,287 – $139,528

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $64,085 one year after graduating, rising to $110,938 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $84,153 for this field, ranking 21st of 140 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,093 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of the District of Columbia
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$93,855 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$93,731 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$92,934 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$92,673 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$92,387 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$91,873 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$91,756 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$91,721 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$91,698 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$91,264 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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