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Is Mechanical Engineering Worth It?

National view of Mechanical Engineering across 325 schools. Average ROI Score: 78/100.

Avg Debt
$22K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
$92K
Avg Year 5 Earnings
$129K
Best School
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Debt vs Earnings by School

Mechanical Engineering by School

SchoolStateMedian DebtYear 1 EarningsYear 5 EarningsROI GradeVerdict
University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$6K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM$10K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Eastern Washington UniversityWA$11K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR$13K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyNY$13K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of RochesterNY$14K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
North Central CollegeIL$16K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$16K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Cornell UniversityNY$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Duke UniversityNC$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Lafayette CollegePA$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Tufts UniversityMA$17K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR$16K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
California State University-ChicoCA$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoPR$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-BerkeleyCA$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-DavisCA$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-IrvineCA$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-MercedCA$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-RiversideCA$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$18K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Boston UniversityMA$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
CUNY City CollegeNY$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Dordt UniversityIA$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Florida Polytechnic UniversityFL$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Northeastern UniversityMA$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Northwestern UniversityIL$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Princeton UniversityNJ$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Purdue University Fort WayneIN$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Stanford UniversityCA$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
The University of Texas at El PasoTX$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of California-Los AngelesCA$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of North FloridaFL$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Notre DameIN$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleWI$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
West Virginia UniversityWV$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWV$19K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Wright State University-Lake CampusOH$20K$92K$129KASTRONG BUY
Auburn UniversityAL$21K$92K$129KBBUY
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-FullertonCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-Long BeachCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Cedarville UniversityOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Clarkson UniversityNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Georgia Southern UniversityGA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Gonzaga UniversityWA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Grove City CollegePA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Hofstra UniversityNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Iowa State UniversityIA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Kansas State UniversityKS$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Lehigh UniversityPA$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Manhattan CollegeNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
McNeese State UniversityLA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Miami University-OxfordOH$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Michigan State UniversityMI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Michigan Technological UniversityMI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Montana State UniversityMT$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Montana Technological UniversityMT$21K$92K$129KBBUY
New York Institute of TechnologyNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
North Carolina A & T State UniversityNC$21K$92K$129KBBUY
North Dakota State University-Main CampusND$21K$92K$129KBBUY
North Park UniversityIL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Oklahoma Christian UniversityOK$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksPA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgPA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonPA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Purdue University NorthwestIN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Rice UniversityTX$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Roger Williams UniversityRI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Saginaw Valley State UniversityMI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
San Jose State UniversityCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Santa Clara UniversityCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleIL$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Southern Methodist UniversityTX$21K$92K$129KBBUY
State University of New York at New PaltzNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Stony Brook UniversityNY$20K$92K$129KBBUY
SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Tennessee State UniversityTN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Tennessee Technological UniversityTN$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Texas A & M University-College StationTX$21K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of AlabamaAL$21K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas at AustinTX$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Trine UniversityIN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Union CollegeNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
United States Coast Guard AcademyCT$20K$92K$129KBBUY
United States Military AcademyNY$20K$92K$129KBBUY
United States Naval AcademyMD$20K$92K$129KBBUY
University at BuffaloNY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Akron Main CampusOH$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Colorado BoulderCO$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of DelawareDE$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of FloridaFL$20K$92K$129KBBUY
University of GeorgiaGA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of IdahoID$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Illinois ChicagoIL$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of KentuckyKY$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of MaineME$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Maryland-College ParkMD$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Nevada-RenoNV$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of New OrleansLA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownPA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Rhode IslandRI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of San DiegoCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of ToledoOH$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of VermontVT$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Wisconsin-Green BayWI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Washington University in St LouisMO$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMA$21K$92K$129KBBUY
Alabama A & M UniversityAL$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Anderson UniversityIN$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Bethel UniversityMN$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Binghamton UniversityNY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Boise State UniversityID$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Bradley UniversityIL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Bucknell UniversityPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
California Institute of TechnologyCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University Maritime AcademyCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-FresnoCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaSC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Clemson UniversitySC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Colorado School of MinesCO$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Drexel UniversityPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottAZ$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Fairfield UniversityCT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Florida Institute of TechnologyFL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Gannon UniversityPA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
George Mason UniversityVA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
George Washington UniversityDC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
John Brown UniversityAR$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Kettering UniversityMI$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Lake Superior State UniversityMI$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Lipscomb UniversityTN$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Marquette UniversityWI$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Merrimack CollegeMA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Midwestern State UniversityTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Milligan UniversityTN$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Mississippi State UniversityMS$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$23K$92K$129KBBUY
New York UniversityNY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Northern Illinois UniversityIL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Norwich UniversityVT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Oakland UniversityMI$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Ohio Northern UniversityOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Quinnipiac UniversityCT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Rowan UniversityNJ$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Saint Louis UniversityMO$22K$92K$129KBBUY
San Diego State UniversityCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Schreiner UniversityTX$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Seattle Pacific UniversityWA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
South Dakota State UniversitySD$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Southern University and A & M CollegeLA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Southern Utah UniversityUT$20K$92K$129KBBUY
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$22K$92K$129KBBUY
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteNY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Texas Tech UniversityTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
The Catholic University of AmericaDC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
The College of New JerseyNJ$22K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Tuskegee UniversityAL$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Alaska AnchorageAK$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of ArkansasAR$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Central FloridaFL$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of ConnecticutCT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of EvansvilleIN$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of HartfordCT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of HoustonTX$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of IowaIA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of JamestownND$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of KansasKS$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of LouisvilleKY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthMA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of MemphisTN$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Michigan-DearbornMI$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of MississippiMS$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Mount UnionOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of North DakotaND$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of PortlandOR$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of South Carolina AikenSC$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Southern MaineME$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of St ThomasMN$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of the District of ColumbiaDC$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of the PacificCA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of TulsaOK$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of UtahUT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of West FloridaFL$22K$92K$129KBBUY
University of WyomingWY$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Utah State UniversityUT$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Villanova UniversityPA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Virginia Military InstituteVA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Washington State UniversityWA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Western Michigan UniversityMI$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Wilkes UniversityPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
York College of PennsylvaniaPA$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Youngstown State UniversityOH$22K$92K$129KBBUY
Arkansas State UniversityAR$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Arkansas Tech UniversityAR$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Brigham Young UniversityUT$20K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-Los AngelesCA$24K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-NorthridgeCA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
California State University-SacramentoCA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Cleveland State UniversityOH$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMN$24K$92K$129KBBUY
Friends UniversityKS$24K$92K$129KBBUY
George Fox UniversityOR$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Jacksonville UniversityFL$24K$92K$129KBBUY
King's CollegePA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Lawrence Technological UniversityMI$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Old Dominion UniversityVA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Oregon State UniversityOR$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Prairie View A & M UniversityTX$24K$92K$129KBBUY
Rockhurst UniversityMO$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Saint Cloud State UniversityMN$24K$92K$129KBBUY
Saint Martin's UniversityWA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Seattle UniversityWA$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleTX$24K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Alaska FairbanksAK$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of IndianapolisIN$23K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Michigan-FlintMI$24K$92K$129KBBUY
University of New HavenCT$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Walla Walla UniversityWA$24K$92K$129KBBUY
West Texas A & M UniversityTX$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Western Illinois UniversityIL$23K$92K$129KBBUY
Widener UniversityPA$24K$92K$129KBBUY
Wright State University-Main CampusOH$23K$92K$129KBBUY
California Baptist UniversityCA$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusNJ$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Lamar UniversityTX$25K$92K$129KBBUY
LeTourneau UniversityTX$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Portland State UniversityOR$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Saint Ambrose UniversityIA$25K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas at TylerTX$24K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas Permian BasinTX$25K$92K$129KBBUY
University of BridgeportCT$25K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$24K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Detroit MercyMI$24K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Houston-Clear LakeTX$25K$92K$129KBBUY
University of MaryND$25K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Missouri-St LouisMO$25K$92K$129KBBUY
University of St ThomasTX$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Wichita State UniversityKS$25K$92K$129KBBUY
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-OrlandoFL$26K$92K$129KBBUY
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTX$27K$92K$129KBBUY
The University of Texas at DallasTX$27K$92K$129KBBUY
University of South FloridaFL$26K$92K$129KBBUY
Christian Brothers UniversityTN$28K$92K$129KBBUY
Benedictine CollegeKS$28K$92K$129KBBUY
Otterbein UniversityOH$29K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV$28K$92K$129KBBUY
Messiah UniversityPA$30K$92K$129KBBUY
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$31K$92K$129KBBUY
University of DaytonOH$30K$92K$129KBBUY
Alfred UniversityNY$34K$92K$129KBBUY
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$32K$92K$129KBBUY
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO$33K$92K$129KBBUY
Valparaiso UniversityIN$34K$92K$129KBBUY
University of South AlabamaAL$36K$92K$129KBBUY