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Salary Data

The Cullen College of Engineering Career Center offers data on average salaries and major-specific breakdowns for full-time job offers received at graduation, as well as for internships completed throughout their academic career.  

Average Starting Salaries for Bachelor of Science Graduates

Knowledge rate of 66 percent based on 914 voluntarily reported outcomes for 1,381 College of Engineering May 2025 graduates.

OVERALL (excluding Tech Division) 
$85,869

Biomedical Engineering
$80,000

Chemical Engineering
$89,000

Civil Engineering
$78,412

Computer Engineering
$83,430

Computer Engineering and Analytics 
$85,725

Electrical Engineering
$85,000

Industrial Engineering 
$90,000

Mechanical Engineering
$81,452

Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
$99, 800


TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Biotechnology
$60,444

Computer Engineering Technology
$79,320

Computer Information Systems
$65,463

Construction Management 
$80,208

Digital Media*

Electrical Power Engineering Technology 
$80,000

Human Resource Development 
$67,333

Mechanical Engineering Technology 
$82,500

Retailing and Consumer Science
$66,667

Supply Chain Logistic Technology 
$73,100

Technology Leadership and Innovation Management 
$60,000


Average Starting Salaries for Master of Science Graduates

Aerospace Engineering 
$130,000

Biomedical Engineering*

Chemical Engineering 
$94,333

Civil Engineering
$82,500

Computer Engineering*

Data Science
$81,000

Environmental Engineering
$75,000

Industrial Engineering
$68,625

Mechanical Engineering
$83,666

Petroleum Engineering*


TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Construction Management*

Cybersecurity
$84,000

Figures are based on data submitted by Cullen College of Engineering Spring 2025 (939 Bachelors/442 Masters & Doctorates) graduates (excluding sign-on bonuses, relocation fees, and stock options).


Average Starting Hourly Internship Wages for Bachelor of Science Majors

Aerospace/Computational Engineering*

Biomedical Engineering
$24/hr.

Chemical Engineering
$30/hr.

Civil Engineering
$22.50/hr.

Computer Engineering
$20/hr. 

Computer Engineering and Analytics
$21/hr.

Electrical Engineering 
$28.33/hr.

Industrial Engineering
$25/hr. 

Mechanical Engineering
$21.75/hr. 

Petroleum Engineering
$39/hr.


TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Biotechnology
$23.50/hr.

Computer Engineering Technology
$23/hr.  

Computer Information Systems
$26.75/hr.

Construction Management 
$22/hr.

Digital Media*

Electrical Power Engineering Technology 
$25/hr.

Human Resource Development 
$19.70/hr.

Mechanical Engineering Technology 
$22.17/hr.

Retailing and Consumer Science
$20.00/hr.

Supply Chain Logistic Technology 
$25.08/hr.

Technology Leadership and Innovation Management 
$23.67/hr.


Average Starting Hourly Internship Wages for Master of Science Graduates

Aerospace Engineering 
$25/hr.

Biomedical Engineering*

Chemical Engineering
$22.50/hr.

Civil Engineering 
$30/hr.

Computer Engineering*

Data Science
$37.75/hr.

Environmental Engineering*

Industrial Engineering
$32.60/hr.

Mechanical Engineering
$30/hr.

Petroleum Engineering*


TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Construction Management*

Cybersecurity
$31/hr.

* = Asterisk denotes insufficient data set

Updated 05/28/25