by our College Data Analytics Team
[Construction Engineering](/majors/engineering/construction-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a construction engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where construction engineering graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send construction engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Bowling Green State University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for highest-paid construction engineering graduates in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the construction engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $90,467.
Purdue University Main Campus came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying construction engineering schools. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, construction engineering degree recipients from Purdue University Main Campus typically earn about $76,966 annually.
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying construction engineering schools. Set in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career construction engineering graduates from University Of Cincinnati Main Campus make a median of around $71,751 per year.
Bradley University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying construction engineering schools. Set in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution. Construction Engineering graduates of Bradley University earn a median of about $71,053 a year early in their careers.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their construction 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.
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