Manufacturing Engineering Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Manufacturing Engineering major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Engineering, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Engineering, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Architectural and Engineering Managers
SOC: 11-9041
Occupation: Architectural and Engineering Managers
$167,740
210,340
N/A
N/A
Cost Estimators
SOC: 13-1051
Occupation: Cost Estimators
$77,070
219,530
N/A
N/A
Industrial Engineers
SOC: 17-2112
Occupation: Industrial Engineers
$101,140
350,230
N/A
N/A
Engineers, All Other
SOC: 17-2199
Occupation: Engineers, All Other
$117,750
150,750
N/A
N/A
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1032
Occupation: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
$106,120
39,910
N/A
N/A

Colleges offering Manufacturing Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$16k

Earnings

$92k

Colorado School of Mines

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$30k

Earnings

$88k

Northwestern University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$24k

Earnings

$84k

Lawrence Technological University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$34k

Earnings

$77k

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$17k

Earnings

$77k