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Engineering at South Texas College

If you are interested in studying Engineering, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, TX.

Online Class Availability at South Texas College

Distance learning is available at South Texas College. Of 27,431 students, 6,291 (23%) studied exclusively online and 5,286 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Engineering Graduates from South Texas College

Students who complete South Texas College’s Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$40,597
5 years	$50,048

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Engineering graduates from South Texas College earn a median of $40,597, compared with $33,336 for all South Texas College graduates — about 22% higher than the school-wide median.

Best-Paid Careers for Engineering Graduates

Students who finish Engineering program at South Texas College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Database Architects	$148,480
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$138,303
Petroleum Engineers	$137,336
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Chemical Engineers	$130,903
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$128,495
Electrical Engineers	$127,814
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$122,967
Industrial Engineers	$120,863
Transportation Engineers	$120,210

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.