Engineering at Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 1 graduates a year

$66,112
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,359
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Other Majors at Western Illinois University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$92,824$62,578#168 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,694$74,490#483 of 966
Construction Management$85,974$70,789#48 of 57
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$75,922$64,762#24 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$71,059$49,900#455 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$70,157$47,467#79 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,021$45,137#376 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,716—#351 of 452
Fire Protection$68,753$41,432#18 of 19
Marketing$68,306$39,977#225 of 516
Chemistry$68,249$31,980#89 of 209
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,125$40,898#80 of 660
Agriculture$58,333$48,509#11 of 43
Health and Medical Administrative Services$56,771$40,261#164 of 275
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$55,944$38,196#160 of 476
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$54,394—#49 of 70
Social Work$54,063$39,641#155 of 420
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$54,059—#7 of 49
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,576$28,315#299 of 610
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$53,453$37,155#36 of 90
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,255$44,376#168 of 345
Communication and Media Studies$51,203$34,142#407 of 660
Political Science and Government$50,963$32,359#502 of 565
Biology$50,855$34,052#654 of 841
Graphic Communications$50,751—#18 of 59
Sociology$50,080—#292 of 462
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,431—#240 of 253
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$48,039—#15 of 15
History$47,084—#316 of 459
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$46,966$27,462#102 of 158

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Western Illinois University engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,112 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

← All data for Western Illinois 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.