Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
18of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746 a year).
18 of 45 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27 have no earnings published. The 86 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$36,228 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$36,228 a year
About $144,912 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $24,078 |
| $30k to $48k | $26,289 |
| $48k to $75k | $28,212 |
| $75k to $110k | $36,230 |
| $110k and up | $42,541 |
| All families (average) | $36,228 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New York high-school graduate ($35,746 a year).
24 of 131 programs could be assessed 18% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $141,528 | +$105,782 | clears the bar | $23,233 | 0.2 yrs | 250 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,952 | +$57,206 | clears the bar | $24,121 | 0.4 yrs | 162 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,750 | +$59,004 | clears the bar | $24,861 | 0.4 yrs | 117 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $112,190 | +$76,444 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 100 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $105,768 | +$70,022 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.3 yrs | 75 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,596 | +$68,850 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.3 yrs | 69 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,306 | +$67,560 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.4 yrs | 65 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $125,531 | +$89,785 | clears the bar | $23,582 | 0.3 yrs | 62 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,679 | +$62,933 | clears the bar | $24,985 | 0.4 yrs | 61 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $99,713 | +$63,967 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 58 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $75,551 | +$39,805 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 0.8 yrs | 56 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,794 | +$51,048 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 0.5 yrs | 53 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,840 | +$46,094 | clears the bar | $20,270 | 0.4 yrs | 42 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $200,027 | +$164,281 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $115,100 | +$79,354 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.3 yrs | 35 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $87,358 | +$51,612 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,509 | +$62,763 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $114,450 | +$78,704 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $107,173 | +$71,427 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,239 | +$51,493 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 18 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $76,2801-year earnings | +$40,534 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,947 | +$47,201 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.5 yrs | 14 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $83,958 | +$48,212 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.5 yrs | 4 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $104,117 | +$68,371 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,455 | not assessed | 28 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 22 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cognitive Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Cognitive Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Management Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Architecture | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Operations Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $35,746 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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