Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Mechanical Engineering Technology BS

At RIT, you don’t just graduate with a degree, you graduate with the skills and hands-on experience to thrive in your chosen career.

First-Year Full-Time Salary of RIT Mechanical Engineering Technology BS Graduates

$71,300

Average

$72,300

Median

RIT publishes full-time salaries, outcome rates, and typical job titles for graduates within six months of graduation. Data is collected annually, and RIT graduate outcomes above are from the class of 2023.

Student Outcomes 

98.7%

Outcomes Rate for Mechanical Engineering Technology BS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

89.30%

Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 97.30%
Full-time Graduate Study 1.40%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 97.30%
Full-time Graduate Study 1.40%
Alternative Plans 0%

This degree also has an accelerated bachelor’s/master’s option.

Mechanical Engineer; Digital Manufacturing Engineer; Process Engineer; Quality Engineer; Algorithm Engineer; Sales Engineer

General Dynamics - Electric Boat; Lockheed Martin; GE Aviation Unison Industries; BorgWarner; AVANGRID (BGC, CNG, CMP, NYSEG, RG&E, UI, SCG); Walmart; Universal Instruments; TTM Technologies; The Raymond Corp; The Boeing Company; Textron Specialized Vehicles; Tesla; Sargent Aerospace & Defense; Rorhbach Brewing Company; Roehm America LLC; PreTech Precision Machining; PEKO Precision Products, Inc.; PaperWorks Industries, Inc.; Optimax Systems Inc; New York Air Brake; Morton Salt; Mack Molding; Machine Tool Research, Inc.; Lizardos Engineering Associates; Laboratory Testing Inc.; Kodak Alaris; Kinetic Machine Development; Jrlon; Insulet; Hyzon Motors; Hexcel Corporation; Han-Tek, Inc.; Construction Robotics; Con Edison (Consolidated Edison, Inc.); Amazon Robotics

Dartmouth College; Carnegie Mellon University

Career Services Contact

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Stephanie Krebbeks
Career Services Coordinator
585‑475‑5472