Mechanical Engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 469 graduates a year

$77,785
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,903
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#54 of 318
Rank by pay
#68 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,389
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in mechanical engineering earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station 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
…
51University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$98,156$94,001#131$71,501
52Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$98,113$99,752#67$73,268
53Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$97,946$103,273#41$80,259
54Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$97,903$99,539#68$77,785
55University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$97,901$101,610#55$67,050
56San Diego State University San Diego, CA$97,825$89,014#215$69,754
57Villanova University Villanova, PA$97,556$99,215#72$80,962

Other Mechanical Engineering Credentials at Texas A & M University-College Station

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$91,995$111,472—

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$129,401$81,231#25 of 459
Computer Engineering$127,042$86,366#27 of 189
Marine Transportation$124,645$87,444#2 of 7
Computer Science$124,283$86,084#63 of 349
Petroleum Engineering$114,686$69,603#6 of 19
Finance and Financial Management Services$112,319$71,409#23 of 452
Chemical Engineering$111,073$86,176#11 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,789$83,389#73 of 258
Accounting and Related Services$103,662$67,186#37 of 796
Nuclear Engineering$103,438$66,604#3 of 12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$101,540$77,799#5 of 43
Information Science/Studies$100,166—#17 of 148
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$99,943$78,185#5 of 46
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,227$74,524#26 of 59
Industrial Engineering$95,918$74,529#52 of 94
Management Information Systems and Services$94,724$71,032#38 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,305$63,249#64 of 118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$93,141$66,372#4 of 27
Physics$92,826$53,329#17 of 107
Ocean Engineering$92,553$71,788—
Civil Engineering$92,433$75,793#36 of 233
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering$91,759$72,361#6 of 6
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$89,629$68,154#8 of 51
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$88,126—#7 of 34
Applied Mathematics$85,792$57,787#25 of 45
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$85,477$58,127#45 of 99
Agricultural Engineering$85,393$74,655#12 of 26
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,213$59,306#113 of 1176
Economics$81,562$49,738#169 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,026$78,297#685 of 966

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,785 one year after graduating and $97,903 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #54 by median pay four years after graduation, and #68 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for mechanical engineering ($92,135), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,389.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · 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.