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Fields of study · Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

CIP 14.36. 89 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 827 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate1518Not reportedNot reported
Associate55Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's36413$88,451$72,634 to $102,217
Graduate certificate1444Not reportedNot reported
Master's46342$122,873$97,388 to $146,213
Doctorate55Not reportedNot reported
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Manufacturing Engineering credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 14 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Brigham Young UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Provo, UT · Bachelor's, Master's
44 awards$92,122 median 4 years out
University of Wisconsin-StoutPublic, 4-year · Menomonie, WI · Bachelor's, Master's · Fully online option reported
29 awards$87,431 median 4 years out
University of St ThomasPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Saint Paul, MN · Graduate certificate, Master's
26 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Bradley UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Peoria, IL · Bachelor's, Master's
24 awards$88,690 median 4 years out
Southern Methodist UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Dallas, TX · Master's · Fully online option reported
24 awards$141,296 median 4 years out
Northwestern UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Evanston, IL · Bachelor's, Master's
16 awards$97,819 median 4 years out
Colorado School of MinesPublic, 4-year · Golden, CO · Master's, Graduate certificate
15 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Michigan-DearbornPublic, 4-year · Dearborn, MI · Master's, Bachelor's · Fully online option reported
15 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Wichita State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Wichita, KS · Bachelor's, Graduate certificate
14 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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17 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 14.36. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Architectural and Engineering ManagersManagement$171,270220,260
Cost EstimatorsBusiness and financial operations$78,740224,220
Industrial EngineersArchitecture and engineering$102,440365,740
Engineers, All OtherArchitecture and engineering$122,930154,070
Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$109,27040,270
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Mechanical Engineering449 colleges · 42,647 awardsElectrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering460 colleges · 26,537 awardsCivil Engineering334 colleges · 19,957 awardsComputer Engineering423 colleges · 19,833 awardsBiomedical/Medical Engineering254 colleges · 13,836 awardsEngineering, General790 colleges · 13,357 awards

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.