by our College Data Analytics Team
[Engineering Related Fields](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a engineering related fields degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their engineering related fields graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send engineering related fields graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Rochester Institute Of Technology tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying engineering related fields schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Rochester Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Engineering Related Fields graduates of Rochester Institute Of Technology earn a median of about $92,817 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #2 makes Clarkson University one of the highest-paying schools for engineering related fields. Set in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson University is a private not-for-profit institution. Engineering Related Fields graduates of Clarkson University earn a median of about $101,588 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #3 makes New York University one of the highest-paying schools for engineering related fields. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the engineering related fields program here go on to a median salary of roughly $96,956.
A rank of #4 makes Cornell University one of the highest-paying schools for engineering related fields. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, engineering related fields degree recipients from Cornell University typically earn about $83,323 annually.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries engineering related fields graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.