by our College Data Analytics Team
[Engineering Science](/majors/engineering/engineering-science/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a engineering science degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their engineering science graduates.
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Below are the schools whose engineering science graduates go on to earn the most.
Trinity University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying engineering science schools in the Southwest Region. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio. Students who complete the engineering science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $74,063.
Students chasing top earnings in engineering science will find them at Houston Community College, which ranked #2. Houston Community College is a public school located in the city of Houston. Engineering Science graduates of Houston Community College earn a median of about $73,244 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of New Mexico Main Campus earned it the #3 place for engineering science. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career engineering science graduates from University Of New Mexico Main Campus make a median of around $64,405 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries engineering science 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 · 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.