Bachelor's degree · Engineering · CIP 14.13
Engineering Science: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 44 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Engineering Science, together awarding 521 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $75,522 one year after finishing and $96,234 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $19,625 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Engineering Science programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 4 of 43; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Engineering Science
| Dartmouth College Hanover · Private nonprofit | NH | 101 | $94,319 | $109,879 | $11,755 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick · Public | NJ | 45 | $74,336 | $102,594 | $19,500 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville · Private nonprofit | TN | 42 | $82,608 | n/a | n/a |
| Harvard University Cambridge · Private nonprofit | MA | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trinity University San Antonio · Private nonprofit | TX | 40 | $75,522 | $97,664 | $19,750 |
| Smith College Northampton · Private nonprofit | MA | 39 | n/a | n/a | $8,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 25 | $85,125 | $104,030 | $26,750 |
| Yale University New Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley · Public | CA | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway · Public | SC | 14 | $54,051 | n/a | $26,750 |
| Wartburg College Waverly · Private nonprofit | IA | 13 | n/a | $89,245 | n/a |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo · Public | CA | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar · Private nonprofit | VA | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque · Public | NM | 9 | $66,363 | $86,817 | n/a |
| Washington and Lee University Lexington · Private nonprofit | VA | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Benedictine University Lisle · Private nonprofit | IL | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The College of New Jersey Ewing · Public | NJ | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bethany Lutheran College Mankato · Private nonprofit | MN | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton · Public | OH | 5 | $80,306 | n/a | n/a |
| Oregon State University Corvallis · Public | OR | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh · Public | PA | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Alma College Alma · Private nonprofit | MI | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield · Public | CA | 3 | $64,596 | $94,803 | n/a |
| Goucher College Baltimore · Private nonprofit | MD | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Roanoke College Salem · Private nonprofit | VA | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| St. Mary's University San Antonio · Private nonprofit | TX | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford · Public | PA | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Rochester Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wheeling University Wheeling · Private nonprofit | WV | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dordt University Sioux Center · Private nonprofit | IA | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hanover College Hanover · Private nonprofit | IN | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Providence College Providence · Private nonprofit | RI | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bethel University Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Carthage College Kenosha · Private nonprofit | WI | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins · Public | CO | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cornell College Mount Vernon · Private nonprofit | IA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Emory & Henry University Emory · Private nonprofit | VA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hofstra University Hempstead · Private nonprofit | NY | 1 | n/a | $91,599 | n/a |
| Lincoln University Lincoln University · Public | PA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morehouse College Atlanta · Private nonprofit | GA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Principia College Elsah · Private nonprofit | IL | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown · Public | WV | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens · Private nonprofit | TN | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tufts University Medford · Private nonprofit | MA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Engineering Science
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Engineering Science?
- The College Scorecard lists 44 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Engineering Science.
- How much do Engineering Science graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $75,522 one year after graduation (9 institutions reporting) and $96,234 five years after graduation (8 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 Science graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Dartmouth College ($109,879), Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ($104,030), Rutgers University-New Brunswick ($102,594), Trinity University ($97,664), and California State University-Bakersfield ($94,803).
- How much student debt do Engineering Science graduates have?
- The median institution's Engineering Science graduates leave with $19,625 in federal student loans (6 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Engineering Science degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Dartmouth College (101), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (45), Vanderbilt University (42), Harvard University (40), and Trinity University (40).
Related majors in engineering
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- All majors
How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Engineering Science (CIP code 14.13), 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.