Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

Abington, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 5 graduates a year

$68,331
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,063
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,359
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 57
Rank by pay
#31 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,949
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington graduates in engineering earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Compares for Engineering

All 57 colleges reporting 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
1Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA$135,136$119,001#3$109,455
2Cornell University Ithaca, NY$128,207$122,027#2—
3Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA$122,845$111,781#5$92,491
4University of California-Davis Davis, CA$114,228$103,940#12$82,956
5Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$110,208$112,083#4—
6Brown University Providence, RI$108,550$106,911#9$86,416
7McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA$107,319$124,230#1$75,566
8Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$106,291$97,765#15$71,770
9Lafayette College Easton, PA$104,222$105,995#10$76,507
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$102,301$107,865#6$75,058
…
28Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Dubois, PA$88,063$89,561#28$68,331
29Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA$88,063$89,561#29$68,331
30Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$88,063$89,561#30$68,331
31Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA$88,063$89,561#31$68,331
32Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$87,517$83,298#46$55,437
33The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN$87,043$95,085#18$63,746
34Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$86,585$75,988#52$64,116

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,729$84,050#45 of 459
Computer Science$101,854$72,884#158 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714$68,552#76 of 452
Information Science/Studies$91,671$66,209#38 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032$77,955#331 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$88,192$63,425#138 of 796
Physics$81,763$43,461#46 of 107
Mathematics$77,336$59,629#103 of 309
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$75,919——
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,308$58,140#97 of 126
Biological and Physical Sciences$69,102$35,639#11 of 33
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,399$30,133#48 of 610
Business/Commerce$65,292$45,110#135 of 271
Biology$64,910$33,417#192 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195$37,834#133 of 476
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,877$37,240#261 of 660
Business/Corporate Communications$55,840$32,445#21 of 25
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,362$45,795#141 of 680
History$52,871$28,803#187 of 459
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$51,635$33,153#53 of 85
English Language and Literature$50,299$29,848#244 of 576
Research and Experimental Psychology$48,348$34,375#67 of 82
Visual and Performing Arts$45,170$25,702#24 of 68
Fine and Studio Arts$40,036$23,086#253 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,331 one year after graduating and $88,063 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington rank for engineering?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for engineering graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for engineering ($89,359), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,949.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · 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.