Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$55,532
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,530
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$80,526
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#13 of 34
Rank by pay
#25 of 34
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,750
Median federal debt

Illinois State University graduates in engineering technologies/technicians earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Illinois State University Compares for Engineering Technologies/Technicians

All 34 colleges reporting engineering technologies/technicians 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
1Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$97,379$99,035#1$66,431
2Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN$90,868$86,798#10$85,830
3Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH$89,862$95,896#2$69,483
4Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH$89,862$95,896#3$69,483
5Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$89,862$95,896#4$69,483
6Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$89,729$92,888#6$64,728
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$88,126$89,598#7—
8New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$86,360$75,797#27$64,831
9DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL$83,554$82,091#17—
10New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$81,690$94,584#5$60,250
11Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$81,554$80,126#20$62,117
12Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN$80,541$87,982#8$60,808
13Illinois State University Normal, IL$80,530$79,120#25$55,532
14New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY$80,376$76,501#26$50,184
15University of Memphis Memphis, TN$79,914$87,297#9$61,465
16Temple University Philadelphia, PA$79,351$80,701#19$57,665

Other Majors at Illinois State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$111,099$81,363#111 of 349
Computer and Information Sciences$98,382$65,127#128 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$95,120$52,887#36 of 166
Insurance$94,124$51,499#8 of 21
Construction Management$91,017$70,672#38 of 57
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$90,953$66,801#7 of 37
Finance and Financial Management Services$85,326$54,958#136 of 452
Public Health$84,790$59,207#7 of 215
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$62,940#188 of 796
Physics$81,949—#42 of 107
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,264$72,709#679 of 966
Marketing$77,956$51,687#93 of 516
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians$76,731$46,992—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$76,121$51,839#38 of 51
Mathematics$75,318$52,597#114 of 309
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,220$65,629#56 of 93
Health and Medical Administrative Services$71,707$48,886#61 of 275
International Business$71,058$52,491#68 of 115
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$70,671$47,553#103 of 126
Geography and Cartography$69,383$34,952#15 of 117
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,752$43,874#53 of 178
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,660$50,647#496 of 1176
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,669$34,154#23 of 35
Biology$63,725$36,337#224 of 841
Agriculture$63,600$47,295#5 of 43
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,510—#59 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,506$37,584#91 of 660
Apparel and Textiles$62,339$37,111#16 of 57
Chemistry$62,220—#144 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,112$30,051#91 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Illinois State University engineering technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,532 one year after graduating and $80,530 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Illinois State University rank for engineering technologies/technicians?

Among 34 colleges reporting earnings for engineering technologies/technicians graduates, Illinois State University ranks #13 by median pay four years after graduation, and #25 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering technologies/technicians at Illinois State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for engineering technologies/technicians ($80,526), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,750.

← All data for Illinois State 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.