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Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · 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$85,938
$23,500 federal debt321 year-5 observations
Master's Degree$106,245
Not available federal debt26 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$10,787
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$28,881
Sticker price
Average net price$18,589
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$24,018
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$85,938$92,135$23,500$249/mo+61%321
Master's Degree$106,245$115,974Not availableNot availableBaseline needed26

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.