Engineering, General
1,049 programs at U.S. colleges award 12,237 credentials a year in this field (CIP 14.01). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $89,359 four years after graduating.
Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs
| College | Earnings (1 yr) | Median debt | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | $72,825 | $19,500 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $62,026 | $27,000 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA | $62,026 | $27,000 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA | $62,026 | $27,000 | 7 |
Highest-paying Associate's degree programs
| College | Earnings (1 yr) | Median debt | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA | $68,555 | $9,004 | 51 |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX | $43,183 | $7,113 | 40 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY | $30,518 | — | 40 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey Cranford, NJ | $27,813 | — | 56 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA | $16,790 | $9,282 | 232 |
Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs
| College | Earnings (1 yr) | Median debt | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA | $109,455 | $14,512 | 39 |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | $92,491 | $22,240 | 53 |
| Brown University Providence, RI | $86,416 | $15,000 | 80 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $82,956 | $14,939 | 0 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA | $78,211 | $27,000 | 16 |
| Lafayette College Easton, PA | $76,507 | — | 13 |
| McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA | $75,566 | $25,554 | 32 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $75,058 | $22,250 | 101 |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN | $74,976 | — | 2 |
| Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA | $74,654 | $25,662 | — |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $74,328 | $25,500 | 160 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD | $73,839 | $16,994 | 11 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | $73,774 | $22,944 | 51 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | $73,410 | $30,513 | 21 |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA | $73,003 | $26,788 | 35 |
| Mercer University Macon, GA | $72,403 | $25,350 | 138 |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA | $71,770 | $27,000 | 1 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $71,769 | — | 31 |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $71,176 | $24,750 | 66 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $70,366 | $24,375 | — |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI | $68,852 | $22,409 | 79 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN | $68,516 | — | 12 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA | $68,331 | $25,949 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $68,331 | $25,949 | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA | $68,331 | $25,949 | 4 |