Engineering-Related Fields at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 160 graduates a year

$76,563
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,143
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,619
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#11 of 33
Rank by pay
#10 of 33
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,375
Median federal debt

Michigan State University graduates in engineering-related fields earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan State University Compares for Engineering-Related Fields

All 33 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
1The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$145,638$148,071#1—
2New York University New York, NY$114,572$109,049#3$61,240
3University of Arkansas Grantham Little Rock, AR$108,380$127,717#2—
4Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$102,320$105,136#5$76,149
5Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$102,320$105,136#6$76,149
6Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$101,798$89,347#19$79,755
7University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$101,557$104,352#8$75,109
8Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$99,473$106,153#4$74,624
9University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$96,120$87,463#22$73,234
10Clemson University Clemson, SC$94,449$104,729#7$68,904
11Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$94,143$99,263#10$76,563
12Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$93,993$99,105#11$68,919
13The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN$92,900$101,483#9$60,284
14Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$92,780$88,307#20$74,923

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,481$83,874#99 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,387$74,518#14 of 43
Statistics$93,930$63,649#21 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Hospitality Administration/Management$69,651$41,069#14 of 137
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,300$45,158#45 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Michigan State University engineering-related fields graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $76,563 one year after graduating and $94,143 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Michigan State University rank for engineering-related fields?

Among 33 colleges reporting earnings for engineering-related fields graduates, Michigan State University ranks #11 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering-related fields at Michigan State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for engineering-related fields ($89,619), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,375.

← All data for Michigan 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.