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# University of Akron Main Campus Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

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## How much do University of Akron Main Campus graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,809 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $5,508 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,809, placing the university in the 59th percentile nationally. That is $5,508 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $601 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. That places the gap at the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,744. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,143. Azimuth places the return pillar at the 56th percentile.

The median earnings four years after completion at University of Akron Main Campus sit above the peer median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size). But that headline figure conceals a wide spread: earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, range from a downside of $45,325 to an upside of $87,273.

Several programs exceed even the upside scenario. Electrical Engineering completers earn a median of $97,875 four years after completion, Computer Engineering completers earn $96,791, and Chemical Engineering completers earn $90,279.

The spread between the downside and upside scenarios reflects the mix of fields a student pursues, with engineering programs clustering near the top of the earnings distribution.

An estimated 26.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the institution's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, so the median earnings reflect the outcomes of completers who entered the workforce directly.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$62,809

**Rank for difference from expectations**
57th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**University of Akron Main Campus reported median**
$62,809

**Peer schools comparable schools · $5,508 below University of Akron Main Campus**
$57,301

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $601 below University of Akron Main Campus**
$62,208

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $45,325 to $87,273, around the reported median of $62,809. Compare the lower scenario with [University of Akron Main Campus borrowing and monthly payments](/school/university-of-akron-main-campus/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$45,325

**Median · reported**
$62,809

**Higher estimate**
$87,273

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do University of Akron Main Campus graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

University of Akron Main Campus graduates’ reported earnings are $601 above that expectation, the 57th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Akron Main Campus caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$8,744

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$8,143

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
+$601

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at University of Akron Main Campus report the highest earnings?

The university's largest programs span engineering, health, and business fields, with earnings that vary considerably four years after completion. Mechanical Engineering, the second-largest program with 170 degrees awarded, shows median earnings of $87,752 and an Azimuth national rank of #166.

Nursing, the largest at 191 degrees, reaches $76,089 and ranks #276 nationally. By contrast, Psychology awarded 102 degrees and reports median earnings of $47,763, with an Azimuth national rank of #253.

Business Administration and Management, with 135 degrees, sits between these poles at $68,285 and ranks #203 nationally. The range from engineering to psychology shows how earnings differ across the university's largest fields.

Engineering and health fields anchor the bachelor's program mix at University of Akron Main Campus, where 36 programs carry a national [Azimuth rank](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). Mechanical Engineering ranks #166 nationally and awarded 170 degrees, with completers earning a median of $87,752 four years after completion.

Among the ranked fields, Computer Programming stands at #4 with 35 degrees awarded and a median of $86,965. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians ranks #24 nationally and #2 in Ohio with 42 degrees and completers earning $80,611.

Nursing, the largest program, ranks #276 with 191 degrees and a median of $76,089.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
$97,875

**Computer Engineering**
$96,791

**Chemical Engineering**
$90,279

**Mechanical Engineering**
$87,752

**Computer Programming**
$86,965

**Mathematics and Computer Science**
$85,968

**Construction Engineering Technology/Technician**
$85,391

**Civil Engineering**
$82,547

[Explore University of Akron Main Campus program cohorts and field ranks](/school/university-of-akron-main-campus/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Earnings vary by field of study, as shown in three earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix. The downside scenario, reflecting lower-earning program clusters, is $45,325, while the typical scenario is $62,809 and the upside scenario reaches $87,273.

At the high end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $97,875 four years after completion; at the lower end, Psychology, one of the university's largest programs, sits at $47,763.

Federally aided graduates of University of Akron Main Campus who are working and not enrolled show a median of $62,809 four years after completion. Against a peer median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size), this figure is $5,508 above.

Among nonprofit four-year institutions, it sits in the 59th percentile, based on an earnings cohort of 3,909 completers. Graduates earn about $601 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.

That outcome falls in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $45,325 on the downside to $87,273 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $62,809.

An estimated 26.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).