Farmingdale State College Mechanical Engineering Technology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
- Public college
- Farmingdale, NY
- About 47 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Farmingdale State College mechanical engineering technology graduates earn about what mechanical engineering technology graduates earn nationally, $62,223 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,409 in federal loans, less than at 94% of mechanical engineering technology programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying mechanical engineering technology degrees in New York.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all mechanical engineering technology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Farmingdale State College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $5,049 more than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York mechanical engineering technology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 38% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $7,338 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $185 a month, or 3.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (70 of 75) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $62,223 salary here buys what about $55,278 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to mechanical engineering technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
$54,120Median pay in New York. 32,020 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Mechanical Drafters
$76,490Median pay in New York. 1,940 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$78,210Median pay in New York. 1,140 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
$58,940Median pay in New York. 1,470 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Farmingdale State College
Mechanical Engineering Technology ranks 5th of 21 bachelor's programs at Farmingdale State College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($103,508), Medical Laboratory Science ($95,766), and Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($72,908).
Other mechanical engineering technology bachelor's programs near Farmingdale
Common questions
The median graduate earns $62,223 one year after graduating and $85,932 five years after. The median across mechanical engineering technology bachelor's programs in New York is $59,598.
The median federal loan balance is $17,409, which ranks 2nd lowest of 8 mechanical engineering technology bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $185 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 28% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 42%.
Most do. 93% (70 of 75) were working in New York one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the mechanical engineering technology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024