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2026 Highest Paid Architectural Engineering Grads in the The Plains States Region

[Architectural Engineering](/majors/engineering/architectural-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their architectural engineering graduates go on to command.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their architectural engineering graduates.

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• Highest Paid Architectural Engineering Grads in the The Plains States Region

2026 Highest Paid Architectural Engineering Grads in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools send architectural engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Architectural Engineering Graduates

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

$88,031 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in architectural engineering, no school beat Kansas State University this year. Located in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public institution. After graduating, architectural engineering degree recipients from Kansas State University typically earn about $88,031 annually.

2

Missouri University Of Science And Technology
Rolla, MO

$87,360 Average Early-Career Salary

Missouri University Of Science And Technology came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying architectural engineering schools. Set in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a public institution. Early-career architectural engineering graduates from Missouri University Of Science And Technology make a median of around $87,360 per year.

3

University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

$76,353 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at University Of Kansas earned it the #3 place for architectural engineering. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public institution. After graduating, architectural engineering degree recipients from University Of Kansas typically earn about $76,353 annually.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their architectural engineering graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 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.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.