Mechanical Engineering at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Flushing, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$74,472
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$103,254
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 318
Rank by pay
#82 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,500
Median federal debt

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates in mechanical engineering earn 12% 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 Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Compares for Mechanical Engineering

All 318 colleges reporting mechanical 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
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$131,967$116,211#3$83,957
2California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA$126,395$115,011#5$92,315
3Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$122,111$111,113#10$81,865
4Duke University Durham, NC$120,991$129,841#1$89,938
5University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$119,371$108,620#16$88,497
6Stanford University Stanford, CA$117,072$106,528#28—
7Princeton University Princeton, NJ$115,927$101,747#53$85,328
8University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$114,492$116,439#2$66,876
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$112,212$106,803#27$85,440
10Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$111,491$106,116#32$72,036
…
22University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$104,336$94,939#117$81,108
23University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$104,229$94,842#118$69,555
24Northeastern University Boston, MA$103,384$91,040#181$80,255
25Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY$103,254$98,276#82$74,472
26Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$102,572$110,041#14$80,374
27University of California-Davis Davis, CA$102,161$92,960#147$75,231
28San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$102,104$92,908#150$72,647

Other Majors at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$85,222$51,567#21 of 61
Air Transportation$76,979$32,591#37 of 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,472 one year after graduating and $103,254 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #82 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for mechanical engineering ($92,135), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,500.

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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.