Manufacturing Engineering at Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

$67,488
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,690
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$88,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 15
Rank by pay
#8 of 15
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Bradley University graduates in manufacturing engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Bradley University Compares for Manufacturing Engineering

All 15 colleges reporting manufacturing 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
1Northwestern University Evanston, IL$97,819$96,107#2—
2National University San Diego, CA$97,525$88,741#5—
3Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$95,416$100,605#1$76,754
4California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$93,042$84,662#13$79,549
5Brigham Young University Provo, UT$92,122$87,310#7$69,520
6Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$90,176$86,137#9$77,857
7Texas State University San Marcos, TX$88,995$90,482#4$68,886
8Bradley University Peoria, IL$88,690$87,137#8$67,488
9University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$87,431$90,976#3$72,830
10Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$85,911$88,275#6$74,119
11Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$85,369$85,872#10$72,154

Other Majors at Bradley University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$107,379$66,457#128 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,391$76,475#101 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$95,896$71,746#78 of 318
Industrial Engineering$89,362$68,166#79 of 94
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,941$73,143#476 of 966
Civil Engineering$83,801$72,573#136 of 233
Construction Engineering$82,309$71,053#12 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$80,877$65,842#244 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,976$54,261#223 of 452
Marketing$76,255$48,663#110 of 516
Management Information Systems and Services$74,883—#111 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,110$51,347#284 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$67,735$27,857#24 of 61
Psychology$64,378$30,159#45 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$60,888$22,893#71 of 299
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,636—#182 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,515$38,351#120 of 178
Information Science/Studies—$58,014—
Political Science and Government$57,832$31,902#381 of 565
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$56,489$39,563#7 of 8
Social Work$53,715$36,017#164 of 420
International Business—$52,357—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,325$42,917#241 of 345
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,460$43,359#406 of 680
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$42,006$32,742#136 of 158
Graphic Communications$37,657$24,941#40 of 59
Music—$28,137—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Bradley University manufacturing engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $67,488 one year after graduating and $88,690 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Bradley University rank for manufacturing engineering?

Among 15 colleges reporting earnings for manufacturing engineering graduates, Bradley University ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is manufacturing engineering at Bradley University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for manufacturing engineering ($88,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Bradley University · 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.