Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$70,819
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,816
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#110 of 318
Rank by pay
#250 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Gonzaga 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 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Gonzaga 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
…
107Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$93,893$113,921#6$75,161
108California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$93,878$85,423#264$66,462
109University of Delaware Newark, DE$93,873$93,311#143$74,313
110Gonzaga University Spokane, WA$93,816$86,291#250$70,819
111Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$93,764$97,566#90$73,049
112Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$93,740$94,292#126$68,686
113Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$93,740$94,292#127$68,686

Other Majors at Gonzaga University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,512$76,636#73 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,155$81,435#50 of 258
Accounting and Related Services$96,396$69,440#71 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$95,155$84,466#207 of 966
Civil Engineering$86,942$74,355#94 of 233
Business/Commerce$84,459$54,540#25 of 271
Political Science and Government$74,303$26,915#74 of 565
Economics$74,061$44,845#233 of 368
Communication and Media Studies$73,558$37,799#28 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,977$39,013#41 of 178
Criminology$68,190$38,028#5 of 113
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$67,348$33,486#19 of 64
Education$65,381—#2 of 27
Journalism$62,743$36,767#29 of 187
Sociology$62,626$33,675#52 of 462
Psychology$61,533$33,554#73 of 1027
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,015$28,763#65 of 265
Mathematics$59,723—#251 of 309
English Language and Literature$59,151$41,077#69 of 576
Special Education and Teaching$58,772—#30 of 177
Biology$55,707$30,819#500 of 841
International Relations and National Security Studies$53,458—#101 of 118
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$29,859—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Gonzaga University mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,819 one year after graduating and $93,816 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Gonzaga University rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Gonzaga University ranks #110 by median pay four years after graduation, and #250 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Gonzaga 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 $23,000.

← All data for Gonzaga 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.