Mechanical Engineering at Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$65,396
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,385
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#99 of 318
Rank by pay
#148 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Roger Williams University graduates in mechanical engineering earn 2% more 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 Roger Williams University 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
…
96University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$94,629$101,462#57$71,800
97Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$94,561$82,995#287$71,569
98Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT$94,462$85,046#272$74,676
99Roger Williams University Bristol, RI$94,385$92,960#148$65,396
100University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$94,320$88,208#229$70,763
101Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$94,260$88,152#230$60,720
102Portland State University Portland, OR$94,223$94,778#120$73,079

Other Majors at Roger Williams University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$98,701$66,780#59 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$94,919$60,042#83 of 452
Construction Management$93,340$75,334#30 of 57
Civil Engineering$90,146—#55 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,219$46,991#205 of 1176
Marketing$71,989$44,506#158 of 516
Biology$71,652$47,799#76 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$70,747$45,356#22 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$70,575$33,596#40 of 660
International Business$67,621$49,209#82 of 115
Legal Professions and Studies$66,230$40,424#2 of 13
Architecture$65,092$36,750#48 of 78
Political Science and Government$63,405$37,327#248 of 565
Graphic Communications$61,887—#6 of 59
Psychology$57,212$32,289#161 of 1027
Legal Support Services$56,566$51,445#12 of 32
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,114—#162 of 680
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$51,857$29,074#28 of 62
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication—$45,269—
Public Health—$39,912—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$39,869—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Roger Williams University mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $65,396 one year after graduating and $94,385 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Roger Williams University rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Roger Williams University ranks #99 by median pay four years after graduation, and #148 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Roger Williams University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for mechanical engineering ($92,135), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Roger Williams 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.