by our College Data Analytics Team
[Chemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a chemical engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where chemical engineering graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send chemical engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in chemical engineering, no school beat Stevens Institute Of Technology this year. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the chemical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $101,659.
Rutgers University New Brunswick produces some of the highest-paid graduates in chemical engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Early-career chemical engineering graduates from Rutgers University New Brunswick make a median of around $97,993 per year.
New Jersey Institute Of Technology produces some of the highest-paid graduates in chemical engineering, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Newark, New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public institution. After graduating, chemical engineering degree recipients from New Jersey Institute Of Technology typically earn about $91,383 annually.
A rank of #4 makes Rowan University one of the highest-paying schools for chemical engineering. Rowan University is a public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. Students who complete the chemical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $61,045.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their chemical engineering graduates, 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.