by our College Data Analytics Team
[Chemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. 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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Below are the schools whose chemical engineering graduates go on to earn the most.
Tulane University Of Louisiana earned the #1 spot for highest-paid chemical engineering graduates in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane University Of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the chemical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $96,174.
Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying chemical engineering schools. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a public institution. Students who complete the chemical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $111,631.
Strong graduate earnings at Louisiana Tech University earned it the #3 place for chemical engineering. Louisiana Tech University is a public school located in the town of Ruston. Students who complete the chemical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $79,157.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Louisiana Lafayette earned it the #4 place for chemical engineering. Located in the city of Lafayette, University Of Louisiana Lafayette is a public institution. Early-career chemical engineering graduates from University Of Louisiana Lafayette make a median of around $101,365 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries chemical engineering 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.
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