$65,988
Grouped estimate · Medium evidence.
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · bachelor's
Historical archive, not a current salary estimate.
Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ
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Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · bachelor's
Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $61,214–$66,895.
Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.
| Institution & subject | Reported earnings |
|---|---|
| Arizona State University Digital ImmersionElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Engineering-Related Fields | $67,651 |
| Texas A & M University-College StationAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technologies, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Engineering Technology, General, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Petroleum Engineering | $67,571 |
| University of DelawareBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $61,578 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering-Related Fields, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining and Mineral Engineering | $66,382 |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $66,670 |
| University of California-RiversideBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $49,464 |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstChemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $65,594 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Engineering Science, Engineering, General, Engineering, Other, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Polymer/Plastics Engineering, Surveying Engineering | $67,660 |
| The University of Texas at DallasBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $60,125 |
| Florida International UniversityBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technologies, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $66,653 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | $65,238 |
| University of California-Santa CruzBiomedical/Medical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | $59,080 |
How matching & uncertainty work
We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.
If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.
Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.
Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.
Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗