Is a Engineering Science degree worth it?
Across 8 schools, graduates of Engineering Science earn a median $97,604 five years out on $22,028 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Engineers, All Other (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$97,604
Median debt
$22,028
Years to pay off
2.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
52%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$20,599/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$20,457
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Engineering Science in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.