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Mechanical Engineering Degree

320 schools compared · Average earnings $70,527/yr

Schools Offering

320

Avg Grad Earnings

$70,527/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

54/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

57% task exposure

Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering

Top 320 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA	76 69–78	$92,315/yr	Very High	36.4x
2	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	75 68–77	$83,011/yr	Very High	24.0x
3	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	75 68–77	$79,438/yr	Very High	26.4x
4	SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	75 68–77	$77,895/yr	Very High	32.5x
5	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	75 68–77	$76,228/yr	Very High	35.9x
6	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	75 69–77	$76,228/yr	Very High	59.8x
7	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	74 67–76	$82,227/yr	Very High	21.3x
8	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	74 68–76	$80,374/yr	Very High	23.4x
9	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	74 68–76	$78,028/yr	Very High	23.6x
10	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	74 67–75	$75,161/yr	Very High	23.5x
11	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	74 68–77	$75,040/yr	Very High	33.2x
12	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	74 67–75	$74,284/yr	Very High	22.7x
13	Montana Technological University Butte, MT	74 67–75	$73,901/yr	Very High	22.0x
14	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	74 67–76	$73,297/yr	Very High	30.8x
15	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	74 67–76	$72,647/yr	Very High	32.5x
16	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	74 67–76	$72,278/yr	Very High	31.4x
17	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	74 67–76	$71,501/yr	Very High	30.3x
18	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	74 67–76	$71,359/yr	Very High	34.4x
19	Florida International University Miami, FL	74 67–76	$71,335/yr	Very High	35.0x
20	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	74 67–76	$68,943/yr	Very High	45.3x
21	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	73 66–74	$88,497/yr	Very High	17.9x
22	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	73 66–75	$78,862/yr	Very High	20.0x
23	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	73 66–75	$76,485/yr	Very High	21.3x
24	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	73 67–75	$75,001/yr	Very High	21.3x
25	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	73 66–74	$74,611/yr	Very High	20.8x
26	University of Houston Houston, TX	73 66–75	$74,043/yr	Very High	23.8x
27	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	73 67–75	$71,612/yr	Very High	25.0x
28	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	73 67–75	$71,504/yr	Very High	27.0x
29	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	73 66–74	$71,504/yr	Very High	22.4x
30	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	73 66–74	$71,424/yr	Very High	22.9x
31	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	73 66–75	$71,362/yr	Very High	24.2x
32	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	73 67–76	$70,046/yr	Very High	34.6x
33	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	73 66–75	$69,754/yr	Very High	28.9x
34	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	73 66–75	$69,178/yr	Very High	28.6x
35	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
36	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
37	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
38	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
39	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
40	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	73 66–75	$68,469/yr	Very High	27.5x
41	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	73 67–75	$68,462/yr	Very High	35.3x
42	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	73 67–76	$68,451/yr	Very High	44.6x
43	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	73 65–75	$68,359/yr	Very High	29.0x
44	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	73 66–75	$67,668/yr	Very High	36.4x
45	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	73 66–75	$67,158/yr	Very High	36.5x
46	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	73 66–75	$66,743/yr	Very High	33.2x
47	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	73 66–75	$66,298/yr	Very High	35.3x
48	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	73 66–75	$64,869/yr	Very High	40.5x
49	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	72 66–73	$79,359/yr	Very High	17.5x
50	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	72 65–74	$79,016/yr	Very High	18.8x
51	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	72 65–73	$77,785/yr	Very High	17.7x
52	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	72 65–72	$77,011/yr	Very High	17.0x
53	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	72 66–73	$76,823/yr	Very High	17.2x
54	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	72 65–74	$75,750/yr	Very High	19.2x
55	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	72 65–75	$75,311/yr	Very High	20.8x
56	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	72 65–73	$75,238/yr	Very High	18.3x
57	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	72 65–73	$75,146/yr	Very High	18.6x
58	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	72 65–73	$73,984/yr	Very High	18.2x
59	University of Georgia Athens, GA	72 65–72	$73,872/yr	Very High	15.5x
60	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	72 66–73	$73,603/yr	Very High	19.3x
61	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	72 66–73	$73,260/yr	Very High	17.1x
62	Portland State University Portland, OR	72 65–73	$73,079/yr	Very High	18.7x
63	Iowa State University Ames, IA	72 66–74	$72,900/yr	Very High	20.1x
64	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	72 65–73	$72,627/yr	Very High	19.5x
65	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	72 65–73	$72,158/yr	Very High	18.9x
66	Alabama A & M University Normal, AL	72 66–73	$71,954/yr	Very High	19.7x
67	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	72 66–73	$71,407/yr	Very High	20.7x
68	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	72 65–73	$71,318/yr	Very High	19.8x
69	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	72 66–74	$70,999/yr	Very High	22.4x
70	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	72 65–74	$70,763/yr	Very High	22.5x
71	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	72 65–73	$70,474/yr	Very High	20.7x
72	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	72 65–74	$70,440/yr	Very High	22.2x
73	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	72 65–73	$70,372/yr	Very High	20.4x
74	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	72 65–73	$70,179/yr	Very High	20.3x
75	University of Mississippi University, MS	72 65–74	$70,038/yr	Very High	21.7x
76	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	72 65–74	$69,905/yr	Very High	21.4x
77	Utah State University Logan, UT	72 65–74	$69,406/yr	Very High	22.7x
78	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	72 65–74	$69,078/yr	Very High	24.6x
79	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	72 65–74	$68,968/yr	Very High	23.1x
80	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	72 65–74	$68,919/yr	Very High	23.2x
81	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	72 66–74	$68,765/yr	Very High	23.7x
82	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	72 66–74	$68,632/yr	Very High	25.5x
83	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	72 65–74	$68,018/yr	Very High	22.7x
84	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	72 65–73	$67,791/yr	Very High	22.0x
85	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	72 65–74	$66,462/yr	Very High	29.0x
86	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	72 65–74	$66,385/yr	Very High	25.3x
87	Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH	72 65–74	$66,331/yr	Very High	26.9x
88	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	72 66–75	$65,938/yr	Very High	33.9x
89	CUNY City College New York, NY	72 65–75	$65,905/yr	Very High	30.8x
90	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	72 65–75	$65,252/yr	Very High	31.9x
91	Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL	72 65–74	$62,595/yr	Very High	30.7x
92	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	72 65–74	$62,021/yr	Very High	40.0x
93	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	71 65–72	$81,108/yr	Very High	15.8x
94	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	71 64–72	$78,213/yr	Very High	16.2x
95	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	71 64–72	$75,211/yr	Very High	16.6x
96	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	71 65–72	$74,676/yr	Very High	17.3x
97	Auburn University Auburn, AL	71 64–72	$74,005/yr	Very High	17.3x
98	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	71 65–73	$73,268/yr	Very High	18.7x
99	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	71 64–72	$71,774/yr	Very High	17.7x
100	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	71 65–73	$71,732/yr	Very High	18.7x
101	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	71 64–73	$71,072/yr	Very High	18.7x
102	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	71 64–73	$70,726/yr	Very High	19.1x
103	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	71 65–73	$69,746/yr	Very High	20.0x
104	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	71 65–73	$69,667/yr	Very High	20.5x
105	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	71 65–73	$69,386/yr	Very High	19.9x
106	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	71 64–74	$68,729/yr	Very High	22.1x
107	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	71 64–73	$68,318/yr	Very High	19.8x
108	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	71 64–73	$67,175/yr	Very High	22.1x
109	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	71 65–73	$67,050/yr	Very High	22.3x
110	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	71 64–73	$66,404/yr	Very High	22.1x
111	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	71 65–72	$66,274/yr	Very High	18.4x
112	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	71 64–73	$66,228/yr	Very High	20.8x
113	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	71 64–73	$65,409/yr	Very High	23.4x
114	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	71 64–73	$64,313/yr	Very High	23.0x
115	Boise State University Boise, ID	71 64–73	$62,835/yr	Very High	23.4x
116	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	71 64–74	$62,813/yr	Very High	29.1x
117	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	71 64–73	$62,497/yr	Very High	22.9x
118	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	71 64–74	$61,611/yr	Very High	30.5x
119	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	71 64–74	$60,996/yr	Very High	33.9x
120	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	71 64–72	$58,548/yr	Very High	22.0x
121	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	70 63–70	$82,823/yr	Very High	13.7x
122	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	70 63–71	$80,259/yr	Very High	14.5x
123	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	70 63–71	$80,187/yr	Very High	14.1x
124	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	70 63–71	$78,280/yr	Very High	14.8x
125	Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI	70 64–70	$77,229/yr	Very High	12.5x
126	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	70 64–71	$75,855/yr	Very High	15.0x
127	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	70 63–71	$75,231/yr	Very High	15.4x
128	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	70 63–72	$74,457/yr	Very High	16.2x
129	Washington State University Pullman, WA	70 64–72	$72,690/yr	Very High	16.7x
130	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	70 63–71	$72,412/yr	Very High	15.8x
131	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	70 64–71	$72,370/yr	Very High	16.4x
132	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	70 63–72	$71,519/yr	Very High	17.0x
133	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	70 63–71	$71,448/yr	Very High	16.1x
134	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	70 63–71	$71,169/yr	Very High	16.6x
135	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	70 64–70	$70,722/yr	Very High	15.9x
136	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	70 63–71	$69,188/yr	Very High	17.6x
137	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	70 62–72	$68,686/yr	Very High	17.8x
138	University of North Texas Denton, TX	70 63–71	$68,173/yr	Very High	17.2x
139	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	70 64–72	$68,061/yr	Very High	18.4x
140	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	70 63–73	$66,678/yr	Very High	20.4x
141	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	70 64–72	$66,517/yr	Very High	19.9x
142	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	70 64–72	$66,371/yr	Very High	19.8x
143	The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX	70 63–73	$65,167/yr	Very High	21.2x
144	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	70 63–72	$64,977/yr	Very High	20.9x
145	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	70 64–71	$64,534/yr	Very High	16.4x
146	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	70 63–72	$63,812/yr	Very High	20.7x
147	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	70 63–73	$62,393/yr	Very High	22.5x
148	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	70 63–73	$61,977/yr	Very High	23.4x
149	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	70 62–72	$58,191/yr	Very High	23.9x
150	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	70 62–73	$57,424/yr	Very High	26.8x
151	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	70 63–73	$57,153/yr	Very High	27.4x
152	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	70 63–73	$55,405/yr	Very High	33.5x
153	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	69 63–69	$75,777/yr	Very High	13.7x
154	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	69 63–69	$74,974/yr	Very High	13.9x
155	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	69 63–69	$73,570/yr	Very High	12.3x
156	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	69 62–71	$71,800/yr	Very High	15.4x
157	University of Maine Orono, ME	69 63–71	$69,687/yr	Very High	16.3x
158	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	69 62–70	$69,638/yr	Very High	15.9x
159	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	69 62–70	$69,454/yr	Very High	15.7x
160	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	69 62–71	$68,686/yr	Very High	16.5x
161	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	69 62–70	$68,069/yr	Very High	16.1x
162	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	69 62–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.7x
163	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	69 62–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.8x
164	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	69 61–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.5x
165	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	69 63–71	$66,331/yr	Very High	17.7x
166	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	69 63–71	$65,094/yr	Very High	17.8x
167	Marshall University Huntington, WV	69 63–70	$61,020/yr	Very High	16.1x
168	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	69 62–70	$60,924/yr	Very High	18.5x
169	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	69 63–70	$60,249/yr	Very High	16.6x
170	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	69 63–70	$58,828/yr	Very High	16.2x
171	University of Delaware Newark, DE	68 61–69	$74,313/yr	Very High	13.2x
172	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	68 61–69	$73,433/yr	Very High	13.5x
173	Clemson University Clemson, SC	68 61–68	$73,220/yr	Very High	13.2x
174	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	68 61–69	$71,559/yr	Very High	13.9x
175	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	68 62–70	$71,406/yr	Very High	15.0x
176	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	68 61–71	$70,688/yr	Very High	15.7x
177	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	68 61–69	$69,871/yr	Very High	14.4x
178	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	68 61–70	$69,862/yr	Very High	15.2x
179	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	68 60–70	$69,555/yr	Very High	15.3x
180	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	68 61–69	$69,161/yr	Very High	14.9x
181	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	68 62–70	$68,448/yr	Very High	15.6x
182	Baker College Owosso, MI	68 62–68	$68,060/yr	Very High	12.3x
183	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	68 60–70	$67,633/yr	Very High	15.8x
184	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	68 61–70	$66,546/yr	Very High	15.7x
185	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	68 60–70	$65,756/yr	Very High	15.8x
186	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	68 61–69	$65,531/yr	Very High	15.6x
187	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	68 60–70	$63,252/yr	Very High	16.6x
188	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	68 60–71	$56,135/yr	Very High	21.7x
189	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
190	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
191	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
192	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
193	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	67 60–68	$73,972/yr	Very High	12.7x
194	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	67 61–69	$73,414/yr	Very High	13.4x
195	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	67 61–67	$73,355/yr	Very High	12.3x
196	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	67 59–69	$68,260/yr	Very High	14.0x
197	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	67 60–69	$67,764/yr	Very High	14.9x
198	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	67 60–68	$67,096/yr	Very High	14.0x
199	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	67 59–69	$60,720/yr	Very High	16.3x
200	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX	67 60–69	$56,371/yr	Very High	17.5x
201	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	66 60–66	$74,922/yr	Very High	11.3x
202	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	66 59–68	$71,569/yr	Very High	12.8x
203	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	66 60–68	$70,724/yr	Very High	13.2x
204	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	66 58–67	$66,909/yr	Very High	13.2x
205	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	66 58–69	$62,554/yr	Very High	15.5x
206	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	66 56–70	$53,182/yr	Very High	19.1x
207	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	65 57–67	$66,089/yr	Very High	13.0x
208	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	65 57–67	$61,113/yr	Very High	13.8x
209	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	65 59–65	$48,585/yr	Very High	14.4x
210	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	64 58–65	$74,869/yr	Very High	10.5x
211	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	64 57–66	$70,865/yr	Very High	11.3x
212	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	64 57–65	$68,067/yr	Very High	11.2x
213	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	63 57–64	$74,366/yr	Very High	9.9x
214	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	63 57–65	$74,145/yr	Very High	10.1x
215	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	63 56–64	$71,406/yr	Very High	9.9x
216	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	63 56–64	$68,675/yr	Very High	10.5x
217	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	63 58–63	$68,391/yr	Very High	8.8x
218	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	62 56–64	$75,759/yr	Very High	8.9x
219	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	62 55–63	$65,761/yr	Very High	10.3x
220	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	61 55–62	$74,445/yr	Very High	6.6x
221	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	61 53–63	$61,626/yr	Very High	10.6x
222	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	61 55–61	$52,602/yr	Very High	9.5x
223	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	60 53–62	$66,161/yr	Very High	8.9x
224	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	59 54–61	$78,552/yr	Very High	5.1x
225	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY	59 53–61	$74,472/yr	Very High	5.5x
226	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	59 54–60	$65,794/yr	Very High	6.8x
227	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR	59 51–62	$35,250/yr	Very High	27.2x
228	Duke University Durham, NC	58 51–60	$89,938/yr	Very High	3.8x
229	Kettering University Flint, MI	58 51–60	$79,307/yr	Very High	4.5x
230	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	58 52–60	$77,828/yr	Very High	4.9x
231	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	58 51–60	$77,321/yr	Very High	4.7x
232	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	58 51–60	$75,146/yr	Very High	—
233	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	58 51–60	$75,001/yr	Very High	—
234	Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA	58 51–59	$73,622/yr	Very High	4.2x
235	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	57 50–58	$87,590/yr	Very High	3.1x
236	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	57 50–59	$85,440/yr	Very High	3.3x
237	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	57 51–58	$85,328/yr	Very High	2.6x
238	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	57 51–59	$83,957/yr	Very High	3.4x
239	Rice University Houston, TX	57 50–59	$82,899/yr	Very High	3.5x
240	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	57 50–60	$81,865/yr	Very High	4.0x
241	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	57 49–59	$76,785/yr	Very High	3.8x
242	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ	57 50–59	$73,433/yr	Very High	4.6x
243	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	57 50–59	$73,433/yr	Very High	4.5x
244	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	57 51–59	$72,443/yr	Very High	4.8x
245	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	57 50–59	$72,224/yr	Very High	4.8x
246	Bradley University Peoria, IL	57 50–59	$71,746/yr	Very High	4.7x
247	Benedictine College Atchison, KS	57 51–59	$71,539/yr	Very High	4.1x
248	Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN	57 50–58	$71,112/yr	Very High	3.8x
249	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	57 51–59	$71,097/yr	Very High	5.2x
250	Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK	57 51–59	$65,764/yr	Very High	6.6x
251	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	56 50–57	$84,999/yr	Very High	2.8x
252	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	56 49–58	$83,356/yr	Very High	2.9x
253	George Washington University Washington, DC	56 49–57	$82,361/yr	Very High	2.6x
254	Villanova University Villanova, PA	56 49–59	$80,962/yr	Very High	3.4x
255	Northeastern University Boston, MA	56 49–58	$80,255/yr	Very High	3.1x
256	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	56 49–57	$79,391/yr	Very High	2.9x
257	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	56 50–58	$78,732/yr	Very High	3.1x
258	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	56 49–58	$78,182/yr	Very High	3.2x
259	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	56 50–58	$77,962/yr	Very High	3.3x
260	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	56 49–58	$77,925/yr	Very High	3.2x
261	University of Portland Portland, OR	56 50–57	$76,909/yr	Very High	3.2x
262	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	56 48–59	$76,523/yr	Very High	3.5x
263	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	56 49–57	$76,409/yr	Very High	3.1x
264	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	56 49–57	$76,263/yr	Very High	3.0x
265	Baylor University Waco, TX	56 49–57	$75,726/yr	Very High	3.0x
266	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	56 50–57	$73,871/yr	Very High	3.5x
267	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	56 49–57	$73,049/yr	Very High	3.5x
268	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	56 49–58	$71,911/yr	Very High	3.9x
269	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	56 50–58	$71,039/yr	Very High	3.6x
270	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	56 49–58	$69,533/yr	Very High	4.3x
271	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	56 50–58	$69,178/yr	Very High	4.7x
272	Trine University Angola, IN	56 49–58	$66,816/yr	Very High	5.2x
273	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	55 49–57	$79,280/yr	Very High	2.7x
274	Tufts University Medford, MA	55 48–56	$78,441/yr	Very High	2.5x
275	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	55 49–57	$78,009/yr	Very High	3.0x
276	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	55 48–56	$76,736/yr	Very High	2.6x
277	Boston University Boston, MA	55 48–56	$76,337/yr	Very High	2.6x
278	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	55 48–57	$75,479/yr	Very High	3.1x
279	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	55 48–57	$75,253/yr	Very High	2.9x
280	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	55 48–57	$74,267/yr	Very High	3.1x
281	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	55 49–56	$74,209/yr	Very High	2.5x
282	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	55 48–56	$73,168/yr	Very High	3.0x
283	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	55 48–57	$70,841/yr	Very High	3.6x
284	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	55 48–56	$70,819/yr	Very High	3.0x
285	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	55 48–57	$70,220/yr	Very High	3.7x
286	Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA	55 49–57	$69,938/yr	Very High	3.5x
287	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	55 48–57	$68,976/yr	Very High	3.5x
288	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	55 48–56	$68,265/yr	Very High	3.5x
289	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	55 49–57	$67,725/yr	Very High	3.4x
290	Gannon University Erie, PA	55 48–57	$65,796/yr	Very High	4.2x
291	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	55 48–57	$65,396/yr	Very High	4.1x
292	LeTourneau University Longview, TX	55 48–57	$63,073/yr	Very High	4.8x
293	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	54 48–56	$73,833/yr	Very High	2.8x
294	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	54 47–56	$73,828/yr	Very High	2.6x
295	Lafayette College Easton, PA	54 47–56	$72,481/yr	Very High	2.8x
296	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	54 47–56	$72,057/yr	Very High	3.0x
297	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	54 47–55	$68,615/yr	Very High	2.3x
298	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	54 47–56	$68,440/yr	Very High	3.4x
299	Seattle University Seattle, WA	54 47–57	$67,851/yr	Very High	3.7x
300	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	54 48–56	$66,553/yr	Very High	2.9x
301	Widener University Chester, PA	54 46–56	$65,515/yr	Very High	3.6x
302	Alfred University Alfred, NY	54 48–57	$63,747/yr	Very High	4.2x
303	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	54 47–56	$63,062/yr	Very High	4.0x
304	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	54 46–56	$62,534/yr	Very High	3.9x
305	Harding University Searcy, AR	54 47–57	$53,229/yr	Very High	7.0x
306	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	54 46–59	$47,837/yr	Very High	9.2x
307	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	53 46–56	$72,036/yr	Very High	2.8x
308	Union College Schenectady, NY	53 45–55	$68,407/yr	Very High	2.7x
309	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	53 45–57	$66,876/yr	Very High	3.4x
310	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	53 46–55	$66,843/yr	Very High	3.0x
311	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	53 45–55	$66,789/yr	Very High	2.9x
312	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	53 46–56	$65,641/yr	Very High	3.3x
313	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	53 46–56	$65,386/yr	Very High	3.3x
314	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	52 46–53	$65,640/yr	Very High	2.1x
315	University of Denver Denver, CO	52 45–55	$65,014/yr	Very High	2.9x
316	New York University New York, NY	52 45–53	$64,687/yr	Very High	2.5x
317	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	52 45–54	$62,846/yr	Very High	2.9x
318	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	51 44–54	$60,798/yr	Very High	2.9x
319	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	51 44–52	$56,254/yr	Very High	2.2x
320	Norwich University Northfield, VT	48 40–52	$48,799/yr	Very High	3.1x

Highest Earning Mechanical Engineering Programs

Schools where Mechanical Engineering graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
California State University Maritime Academy	$92,315/yr	76	Very High
Duke University	$89,938/yr	58	Very High
University of California-Berkeley	$88,497/yr	73	Very High
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	$87,590/yr	57	Very High
Cornell University	$85,440/yr	57	Very High
Princeton University	$85,328/yr	57	Very High
University of Notre Dame	$84,999/yr	56	Very High
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$83,957/yr	57	Very High
University of Southern California	$83,356/yr	56	Very High
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$83,011/yr	75	Very High

Best ROI for Mechanical Engineering

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Mechanical Engineering.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of Florida-Online	59.8x	$76,228/yr	75
Brigham Young University-Idaho	45.3x	$68,943/yr	74
Florida Atlantic University	44.6x	$68,451/yr	73
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	40.5x	$64,869/yr	73
Florida State University	40.0x	$62,021/yr	72
Kennesaw State University	36.5x	$67,158/yr	73
California State University Maritime Academy	36.4x	$92,315/yr	76
Brigham Young University	36.4x	$67,668/yr	73
University of Florida	35.9x	$76,228/yr	75
University of Central Florida	35.3x	$66,298/yr	73

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mechanical Engineering graduates earn?

Across 320 schools, Mechanical Engineering graduates earn an average of $70,527 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $35,250 to $92,315 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Mechanical Engineering?

Mechanical Engineering is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 57% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Mechanical Engineering program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), California State University Maritime Academy ranks #1 for Mechanical Engineering with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $92,315/yr.

Is a Mechanical Engineering degree worth it?

On average, Mechanical Engineering graduates earn 15.7x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Mechanical Engineering programs across 320 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.