Bachelor's degree · Engineering · CIP 14.01
Engineering, General: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 191 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Engineering, General, together awarding 2,956 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $72,193 one year after finishing and $94,295 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Colleges
191
Degrees awarded per yeariBachelor's degrees the school awarded in this major in the most recent reported year.
2,956
Median earnings, 1 yriMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 1 year after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$72,193
52 reporting
Median earnings, 5 yrsiMedian earnings of graduates who received federal aid, 5 years after finishing, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$94,295
52 reporting
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of the program's graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions; branch campuses share their institution's figure and count once.
$25,000
45 reporting
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Colleges with a bachelor's in Engineering, General
| University of Detroit Mercy Detroit · Private nonprofit | MI | 248 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe · Public | AZ | 139 | $75,297 | $97,152 | $25,350 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover · Private nonprofit | NH | 101 | n/a | $117,107 | $21,500 |
| Mercer University Macon · Private nonprofit | GA | 101 | $74,573 | $97,604 | $25,250 |
| East Carolina University Greenville · Public | NC | 91 | $72,938 | $90,773 | $21,715 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing · Public | MI | 88 | $79,320 | $110,378 | $22,264 |
| Brown University Providence · Private nonprofit | RI | 80 | $87,175 | $121,142 | $15,000 |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg · Public | VA | 69 | $74,127 | $89,216 | $22,554 |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids · Private nonprofit | MI | 62 | $72,534 | $89,171 | $19,250 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont · Private nonprofit | CA | 62 | $95,545 | $149,465 | $26,000 |
| Hope College Holland · Private nonprofit | MI | 59 | $75,006 | $87,155 | $26,500 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah · Private nonprofit | GA | 57 | $40,355 | n/a | $21,975 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham · Private nonprofit | MA | 52 | $89,389 | $136,496 | $13,771 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth · Private nonprofit | TX | 49 | $78,978 | $99,693 | $21,500 |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township · Private nonprofit | PA | 48 | $58,417 | $85,597 | $27,000 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol · Private nonprofit | RI | 45 | n/a | n/a | $27,000 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens · Public | OH | 42 | $76,409 | n/a | $25,625 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach · Public | FL | 41 | $62,328 | n/a | $14,687 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato · Public | MN | 39 | $74,825 | $90,267 | $25,438 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville · Public | PA | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee · Public | NC | 37 | $68,048 | $86,951 | $25,000 |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown · Private nonprofit | PA | 36 | $74,977 | $87,191 | $27,000 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais · Private nonprofit | IL | 36 | $70,017 | $90,661 | $27,000 |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem · Private nonprofit | NC | 36 | $78,620 | n/a | $20,000 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh · Public | NC | 35 | $71,116 | $93,327 | $29,000 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · Public | IN | 34 | n/a | n/a | $19,126 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder · Public | CO | 34 | n/a | n/a | $21,875 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay · Public | MA | 32 | $93,141 | n/a | $25,014 |
| Campbell University Buies Creek · Private nonprofit | NC | 30 | $71,355 | n/a | $18,500 |
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore · Private nonprofit | PA | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield · Public | CA | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Loyola University Maryland Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 28 | $67,776 | $98,303 | $21,986 |
| Trinity College Hartford · Private nonprofit | CT | 28 | $71,068 | $110,821 | $18,000 |
| McNeese State University Lake Charles · Public | LA | 27 | $73,828 | $110,406 | $20,199 |
| Oral Roberts University Tulsa · Private nonprofit | OK | 26 | $69,971 | $87,193 | $27,000 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia · Public | AR | 26 | $73,682 | n/a | $22,065 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville · Public | NC | 25 | $72,468 | $95,262 | $29,000 |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene · Private nonprofit | TX | 24 | $65,722 | n/a | $24,750 |
| Bob Jones University Greenville · Private nonprofit | SC | 24 | n/a | $76,028 | n/a |
| Geneva College Beaver Falls · Private nonprofit | PA | 24 | $68,459 | $80,174 | $26,747 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island · Public | NY | 22 | $58,342 | $82,972 | n/a |
| Boise State University Boise · Public | ID | 21 | $66,868 | n/a | $23,286 |
| Elon University Elon · Private nonprofit | NC | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 20 | $69,327 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Andrews University Berrien Springs · Private nonprofit | MI | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Doane University Crete · Private nonprofit | NE | 18 | $71,458 | n/a | $27,000 |
| Baylor University Waco · Private nonprofit | TX | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · Public | TX | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hampton University Hampton · Private nonprofit | VA | 16 | $92,196 | n/a | $17,750 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso · Public | TX | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Quick facts: Engineering, General
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Engineering, General?
- The College Scorecard lists 191 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Engineering, General.
- How much do Engineering, General graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $72,193 one year after graduation (52 institutions reporting) and $94,295 five years after graduation (52 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Engineering, General graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Harvey Mudd College ($149,465), Southern Methodist University ($146,126), Franklin W Olin College of Engineering ($136,496), University of California-Davis ($126,694), and Brown University ($121,142).
- How much student debt do Engineering, General graduates have?
- The median institution's Engineering, General graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (45 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Engineering, General degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: University of Detroit Mercy (248), Arizona State University Campus Immersion (139), Dartmouth College (101), Mercer University (101), and East Carolina University (91).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Engineering, General (CIP code 14.01), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.