Manufacturing Engineering at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$69,520
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$92,122
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$88,451
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 15
Rank by pay
#7 of 15
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in manufacturing engineering earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 12% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University Compares for Manufacturing Engineering

All 15 colleges reporting manufacturing 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
1Northwestern University Evanston, IL$97,819$96,107#2—
2National University San Diego, CA$97,525$88,741#5—
3Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$95,416$100,605#1$76,754
4California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$93,042$84,662#13$79,549
5Brigham Young University Provo, UT$92,122$87,310#7$69,520
6Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$90,176$86,137#9$77,857
7Texas State University San Marcos, TX$88,995$90,482#4$68,886
8Bradley University Peoria, IL$88,690$87,137#8$67,488
9University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$87,431$90,976#3$72,830
10Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$85,911$88,275#6$74,119

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Computer Engineering$133,111$88,785#21 of 189
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—
Area Studies$67,310$37,019#15 of 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University manufacturing engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $69,520 one year after graduating and $92,122 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for manufacturing engineering?

Among 15 colleges reporting earnings for manufacturing engineering graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is manufacturing engineering at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for manufacturing engineering ($88,451), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for Brigham Young 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.