COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Mechanical Engineering master's degree at Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$945 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $305,145 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$60,112Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$115,029$54,917 above the preliminary benchmark
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$115,029 vs. $92,135
$22,894 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis321 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$21,786
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$115,029
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$21,786Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$88,488Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE12.1%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE94.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$9,586
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$115,029 vs. $115,974
$945 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,800 median wageMO estimate · 2,250 jobs · 11-9041$129,270–$202,380 middle 50% of MO wages+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 14,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeAerospace Engineers$130,680 median wageMO estimate · 650 jobs · 17-2011$96,790–$179,260 middle 50% of MO wages+8.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270 median wageU.S. estimate · 620 jobs · 25-1032+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeMechanical Engineers$99,330 median wageMO estimate · 4,870 jobs · 17-2141$79,540–$120,990 middle 50% of MO wages+11.2% projected U.S. growth · 17,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCost Estimators$76,020 median wageMO estimate · 6,580 jobs · 13-1051$56,880–$98,600 middle 50% of MO wages-3.1% projected U.S. growth · 17,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$20,142 higher earnings · $5,488 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $135,171
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $16,298
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
$85,703 higher earnings · $1,675 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $200,732
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $20,111
Stanford University
$52,603 higher earnings · $7,979 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $167,632
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $13,807
University of California, Berkeley
$32,446 higher earnings · $8,305 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $147,475
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $13,481
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
Not reported observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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