Brownwood, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Engineering Mechanics at Howard Payne University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.3% reported program-share signal, $23,627 school-wide net price, and $48,376 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~9
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 67.4%
- Graduation rate
- 28%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,627/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $94,508
- Median debt
- $26,793
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $48,376/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.3%), school-wide average net price ($23,627), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($48,376), and peer averages from 18 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 18 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 4.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,201 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($33,444 below). Together, those evidence points place Howard Payne University in the top 100% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 0.4% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.2% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 0.3% reported share · $16,298 net A 
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · 0.0% reported share · $18,809 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.2% reported share · $17,354 net B 
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · 0.1% reported share · $19,857 net B 
Cornell University Ithaca, NY · 0.0% reported share · $28,690 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Mechanics accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Howard Payne University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 4.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Howard Payne University's average net price is $23,627 per year, about $94,508 over four years. That is $2,201 above the $21,426 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $48,376 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $33,444 below the $81,820 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Howard Payne University #18 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.