Engineering-Related Fields at University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · Master's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$111,299
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$119,245
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$125,651
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#28 of 40
Rank by pay
#15 of 40
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

University of Louisville graduates in engineering-related fields earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Louisville Compares for Engineering-Related Fields

All 40 colleges reporting engineering-related fields 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
1Stanford University Stanford, CA$206,093$187,531#1$133,371
2Tufts University Medford, MA$162,502$143,100#5$123,639
3Washington State University Pullman, WA$155,639$143,155#4$127,541
4Duke University Durham, NC$144,681$155,263#2$110,977
5Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$143,984$126,363#22$109,380
6University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$141,101$146,486#3$122,538
7George Washington University Washington, DC$139,567$122,297#25$127,408
8University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$138,964$141,328#6—
9Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA$138,711$122,150#26$105,014
10Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$138,535$121,590#27$106,407
…
25Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$121,734$106,844#34$95,527
26The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN$121,621$132,858#18—
27New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$119,665$105,028#35$96,471
28University of Louisville Louisville, KY$119,245$135,021#15$111,299
29University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$116,774$137,608#12$96,778
30Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN$114,903$125,519#23—
31Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$111,086$128,590#20$88,255

Other Majors at University of Louisville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences—$233,908—
Business/Commerce$110,622$76,142#31 of 75
Criminal Justice and Corrections$107,484$81,602#6 of 115
Mechanical Engineering$105,037$87,832#71 of 83
Chemical Engineering$104,744—#10 of 11
Computer Engineering$101,295$85,279#23 of 23
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,750$71,520#60 of 62
Accounting and Related Services$86,205—#247 of 349
Educational Administration and Supervision$86,009$65,527#63 of 453
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,670$68,497#428 of 432
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$85,209$76,165#38 of 40
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$82,630—
Civil Engineering$81,217$68,405#80 of 81
Public Health$78,535$48,127#109 of 201
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$66,931$56,174#88 of 285
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,645$40,748#83 of 165
Special Education and Teaching$60,000$56,686#183 of 280
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,742$54,030#203 of 243
Social Work$59,074$46,494#210 of 279
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$57,344$53,443#217 of 380
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,613$46,096#227 of 302
Music$41,519$19,507#76 of 98
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences—$36,629—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Louisville engineering-related fields graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $111,299 one year after graduating and $119,245 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Louisville rank for engineering-related fields?

Among 40 colleges reporting earnings for engineering-related fields graduates, University of Louisville ranks #28 by median pay four years after graduation, and #15 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering-related fields at University of Louisville worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for engineering-related fields ($125,651), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

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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.