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Best Colleges for Materials Engineering

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 16 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
1 Purdue University IN $80,477 $99,765 $123,906 $110,360
2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL $78,023 $98,443 $134,030 $107,236
3 Georgia Institute of Technology GA $74,555 $98,225 $124,207 $108,536
4 Arizona State University AZ $61,233 $98,163 $118,430 $92,172
5 University of Connecticut CT $76,128 $95,850 $124,051 $83,131
6 University of Michigan MI $73,728 $95,736 $120,633 $104,630
7 University of Wisconsin - Madison WI $71,748 $95,335 $119,974 $100,247
8 Iowa State University of Science & Technology IA $76,428 $94,535 $121,409 $105,981
9 University of Cincinnati OH $74,696 $94,485 $118,654 $104,867
10 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA $74,203 $93,428 $117,305 $91,149
11 Ohio State University (The) OH $74,968 $93,261 $117,085 $103,508
12 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities MN $71,809 $92,424 $114,034 $98,219
13 Winona State University MN $72,681 $92,387 $115,982 $98,180
14 North Carolina State University NC $71,093 $90,137 $114,831 $92,165
15 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee WI $71,576 $87,772 $105,955 $92,294
16 Wright State University OH $62,505 $82,300 $87,772 $91,343

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.