by our College Data Analytics Team
[Ee Electrical Engineering](/majors/engineering/ee-electrical-engineering/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their ee electrical engineering graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send ee electrical engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
University Of Colorado Boulder tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying ee electrical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public institution. Students who complete the ee electrical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $107,891.
Colorado State University Fort Collins came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying ee electrical engineering schools. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public institution. Students who complete the ee electrical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $107,989.
A rank of #3 makes Colorado School Of Mines one of the highest-paying schools for ee electrical engineering. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public institution. Students who complete the ee electrical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $103,408.
University Of Colorado Denver came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying ee electrical engineering schools. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public institution. Ee Electrical Engineering graduates of University Of Colorado Denver earn a median of about $103,433 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #5 makes University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs one of the highest-paying schools for ee electrical engineering. Set in the city of Colorado Springs, University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs is a public institution. Students who complete the ee electrical engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $93,250.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries ee electrical 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 · 5 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.