Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · Bachelor's Degree · about 95 graduates a year

$68,943
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,239
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#271 of 318
Rank by pay
#170 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,290
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates in mechanical engineering earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University-Idaho Compares for Mechanical Engineering

All 318 colleges reporting mechanical engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$131,967$116,211#3$83,957
2California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA$126,395$115,011#5$92,315
3Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$122,111$111,113#10$81,865
4Duke University Durham, NC$120,991$129,841#1$89,938
5University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$119,371$108,620#16$88,497
6Stanford University Stanford, CA$117,072$106,528#28—
7Princeton University Princeton, NJ$115,927$101,747#53$85,328
8University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$114,492$116,439#2$66,876
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$112,212$106,803#27$85,440
10Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$111,491$106,116#32$72,036
…
268University of Idaho Moscow, ID$86,415$91,890#165$65,409
269University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$86,405$89,909#201$70,474
270University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$86,331$92,128#159$72,412
271Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$86,239$91,703#170$68,943
272Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$86,238$84,728#275$69,454
273University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$86,156$91,702#171$66,843
274Cedarville University Cedarville, OH$86,062$91,841#167$69,178

Other Majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$117,895$77,316#83 of 349
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$113,755$75,836#2 of 27
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$103,769$85,411#1 of 51
Computer and Information Sciences$96,249$63,444#141 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,873$70,563#208 of 258
Construction Management$91,759$75,779#35 of 57
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,686$56,043#109 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$88,548$56,800#127 of 796
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,896$62,440#22 of 61
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,489$53,635#123 of 1176
Computer Engineering—$76,193—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,554$66,125#872 of 966
Computer Software and Media Applications$65,397$49,581#23 of 54
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,571$43,058#125 of 275
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$60,102$54,631#27 of 37
Agricultural Business and Management$59,134$49,942#55 of 77
Political Science and Government$56,644$32,983#406 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$56,514$36,941#257 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,978$32,247#16 of 63
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$54,035$25,831#53 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$53,561$35,779#99 of 110
Biology$52,426$24,557#613 of 841
Marketing—$49,026—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,567$42,094#264 of 345
Social Work$45,229$29,355#374 of 420
International/Globalization Studies$45,156$29,287#79 of 87
Public Health$44,015$30,128#209 of 215
Special Education and Teaching—$43,252—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,923$41,342#578 of 680
Psychology$42,283$27,342#909 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University-Idaho mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,943 one year after graduating and $86,239 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University-Idaho rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Brigham Young University-Idaho ranks #271 by median pay four years after graduation, and #170 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University-Idaho worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for mechanical engineering ($92,135), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,290.

← All data for Brigham Young University-Idaho · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.