Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 72 graduates a year

$73,049
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,764
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,135
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#111 of 318
Rank by pay
#90 of 318
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,500
Median federal debt

Marquette 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 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
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
114University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$93,721$85,280#268$62,554

Other Mechanical Engineering Credentials at Marquette University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$112,901—

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marquette University mechanical engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $73,049 one year after graduating and $93,764 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for mechanical engineering?

Among 318 colleges reporting earnings for mechanical engineering graduates, Marquette University ranks #111 by median pay four years after graduation, and #90 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mechanical engineering at Marquette 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 $26,500.

← All data for Marquette 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.