New Hampshire·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1032

Best Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary programs in New Hampshire, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services.

5 schools in New Hampshire run programs that feed this job, graduating 720 people a year. The job pays a median of $127,070 in New Hampshire across about 170 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorInstructorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorLecturerDesign TeacherMining TeacherDrafting Teacher
Graduates / yr
720
in New Hampshire
Median pay · New Hampshire
$127,070
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
170
people employed
Schools
5
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
56%
across those schools
Median net price
$34,565
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Engineering
CIP 14.01
Engineering
230graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 31.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $67,734
Engineering
CIP 14.13
Engineering Science
133graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 18.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,378
Engineering
CIP 14.19
Mechanical Engineering
120graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 16.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $70,724
Engineering
CIP 14.08
Civil Engineering
61graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 8.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $69,574
Engineering
CIP 14.09
Computer Engineering
28graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 3.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $78,333
Engineering
CIP 14.10
Electrical
27graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 3.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $77,636
Engineering
CIP 14.24
Ocean Engineering
26graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 3.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $69,707
Engineering
CIP 14.05
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
24graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 3.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $64,660
Engineering
CIP 14.14
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
17graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $64,608
Engineering
CIP 14.37
Operations Research
15graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $92,531
Engineering
CIP 14.07
Chemical Engineering
13graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $73,072
Engineering
CIP 14.33
Construction Engineering
13graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $75,998
Engineering
CIP 14.12
Engineering Physics
7graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,457
Engineering
CIP 14.02
Aerospace
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,210
Engineering
CIP 14.42
Mechatronics
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,645

16 programs in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Hampshire (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Hampshire page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1230
31.9%
2$67,734$24,375
2133
18.5%
1$73,378$17,083
3120
16.7%
2$70,724$24,833
461
8.5%
1$69,574$24,625
527
3.8%
2$77,636$25,000
626
3.6%
1$69,707$26,500
724
3.3%
2$64,660$23,246
817
2.4%
1$64,608$23,250
915
2.1%
1$78,333$24,098
1015
2.1%
1$92,531$15,000
1113
1.8%
1$73,072$23,399
1213
1.8%
1$78,333$24,098
1313
1.8%
1$75,998$25,314
147
1.0%
2$57,457$24,706
153
0.4%
1$72,210$25,000
163
0.4%
1$72,645$24,250

Top 5 schools in New Hampshire

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 5 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
378Engineering, General96%$14,6895%
2University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH Public · 9 feeder programs
259Mechanical Engineering$70,86576%88%
3Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
75Mechanical Engineering43%$34,565100%
4Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
5Engineering, General34%
5NHTI - Concord's Community College
Concord, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering29%

All 5 schools in New Hampshire

Every school in New Hampshire with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New Hampshire that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverPrivate not-for-profit3784
University of New Hampshire - Main CampusDurhamPublic2599
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchesterPrivate not-for-profit756
Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouthPublic51
NHTI - Concord's Community CollegeConcordPublic31

What engineering teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Hampshire
$127,070
Mean annual
$138,880
Jobs in state
170
What the range looks like
10th pct$77,540Median$127,07090th pct$214,560
Versus the national median
+16.3%

U.S. median $109,270. New Hampshire pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.94×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New Hampshire

Manchester-Nashua, NH
$104,500median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.1%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
4,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
4,100
50,300 → 54,400
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary page.

How to become a Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

Learning StrategiesSpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMathematics

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Hampshire

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 14.0101Engineering, General
  • 14.0201Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • 14.0202Astronautical Engineering
  • 14.0299Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other
  • 14.0301Agricultural Engineering
  • 14.0401Architectural Engineering
  • 14.0501Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • 14.0601Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
  • 14.0701Chemical Engineering
  • 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 14.0799Chemical Engineering, Other
  • 14.0801Civil Engineering, General
  • 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • 14.0803Structural Engineering
  • 14.0804Transportation and Highway Engineering
  • 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
  • 14.0899Civil Engineering, Other
  • 14.0901Computer Engineering, General
  • 14.0902Computer Hardware Engineering
  • 14.0903Computer Software Engineering
  • 14.0999Computer Engineering, Other
  • 14.1001Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
  • 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
  • 14.1099Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing engineering teachers, postsecondary programs in New Hampshire.

What degree do you need to become an Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 230 degrees in New Hampshire in 2024-25, 31.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 16 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, plus 11 more. Together they graduate about 720 people a year in New Hampshire.

How much do engineering teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire?+

The median is $127,070 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.3% above the U.S. median of $109,270. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for engineering teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +8.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Hampshire?+

5 institutions in New Hampshire reported graduates from at least one of the 16 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do engineering teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1032.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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