Mechanical Engineering at Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$66,678
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,708
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#221 of 318
Rank by pay
#195 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$28,812
Median federal debt

Prairie View A & M University graduates in mechanical engineering earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Prairie View A & M 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
…
218Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$88,860$93,693#137$74,922
219Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$88,860$91,988#162$67,158
220Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$88,830$90,314#192$56,135
221Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$88,708$90,190#195$66,678
222Montana State University Bozeman, MT$88,653$96,839#100$68,469
223The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$88,562$90,042#200$64,977
224Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$88,533$91,912#164$72,627

Other Majors at Prairie View A & M University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$115,939$84,195#22 of 258
Chemical Engineering$92,591$58,627#112 of 158
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,910$83,218#274 of 966
Civil Engineering$84,082$63,372#133 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$78,757—#93 of 166
Computer and Information Sciences$75,631$77,763#342 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$67,964$46,222#523 of 796
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$64,359$61,068#43 of 43
Architecture$62,540—#64 of 78
Marketing$58,810$37,493#402 of 516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,212$52,148#79 of 207
Finance and Financial Management Services—$56,791—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,715$38,662#999 of 1176
Biology$51,499$28,947#635 of 841
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$50,657$32,266#125 of 156
Agriculture$49,403$38,063#32 of 43
Communication and Media Studies$48,887$22,269#480 of 660
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,743$31,823#552 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46,693$25,594#503 of 610
Social Work$45,742$40,667#367 of 420
Psychology$44,240$28,047#829 of 1027
Political Science and Government$41,831—#563 of 565

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Prairie View A & M University mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,678 one year after graduating and $88,708 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Prairie View A & M University rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Prairie View A & M University ranks #221 by median pay four years after graduation, and #195 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Prairie View A & M University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for mechanical engineering ($92,135), and the median federal debt at graduation is $28,812.

← All data for Prairie View A & M 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.