COLLEGE × MAJOR · FEDERAL FIELD 1419

Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · 2 reportable credential levels

OUTCOMES BY CREDENTIAL

Compare each degree level separately.

Earnings, debt and cohort sizes can change considerably by credential.

Bachelor's Degree$106,750
$20,500 federal debt133 year-5 observations
Master's Degree$127,908
Not available federal debt16 year-5 observations
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$13,596
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$34,665
Sticker price
Average net price$16,665
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$32,265
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
LIKE-FOR-LIKE DECISION TABLE

What changes by credential?

CredentialEarnings, year 4National same-field medianFederal debtPaymentEconomic ROIYear-5 cohort
Bachelor's Degree$106,750$92,135$20,500$217/mo+150%133
Master's Degree$127,908$115,974Not availableNot availableBaseline needed16

Federal field categories may combine catalog concentrations. Earnings and debt describe program-category cohorts. Cost figures are annual college-wide context; use an actual program offer in the calculator.