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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1438

Surveying Engineering: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$63,677 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

8.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
+25%Modeled 10-year ROI
$77,094Observed earnings · year 4
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$77,094Median reported earnings · year 4
Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5
Not availableMedian federal debt
70thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
3Reporting programs
3With year-4 earnings
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$77,094National median$77,09475th percentile$77,094
3 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Ferris State University$84,9582Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre$77,0943Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$77,094

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Architectural and Engineering ManagersSOC 11-9041 · 1 crosswalk linksCartographers and PhotogrammetristsSOC 17-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1032 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineers, All OtherSOC 17-2199 · 1 crosswalk linksSurveyorsSOC 17-1022 · 1 crosswalk links
COMPARE NEARBY FIELDS

Similar degrees in the same subject family

These alternatives share the same broad federal CIP family and credential level. Earnings and debt use the same definitions as this page.

Bachelor's Degree

Mechanical Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$91,131
Federal debt
$24,844
326 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$98,640
Federal debt
$25,000
268 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Civil Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$85,076
Federal debt
$24,667
238 reporting programs →Bachelor's Degree

Computer Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$105,640
Federal debt
$24,500
198 reporting programs →
BEST COLLEGES FOR SURVEYING ENGINEERING

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Ferris State UniversityBachelor's DegreeBig Rapids, MI$84,958Not available+86%Positive payoff
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreBachelor's DegreeDallas, PA$77,094Not available+31%Positive payoff
3Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusBachelor's DegreeUniversity Park, PA$77,094Not available+3%Positive payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.