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2026 Highest Paid General Engineering Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

[General Engineering](/majors/engineering/general-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their general engineering graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where general engineering graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid General Engineering Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Highest Paid General Engineering Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools send general engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid General Engineering Graduates

1

University Of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

$154,338 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Colorado Boulder earned the #1 spot for highest-paid general engineering graduates in the Rocky Mountains Region. University Of Colorado Boulder is a public school located in the city of Boulder. General Engineering graduates of University Of Colorado Boulder earn a median of about $154,338 a year early in their careers.

2

University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

$114,220 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs one of the highest-paying schools for general engineering. University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs is a public school located in the city of Colorado Springs. After graduating, general engineering degree recipients from University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs typically earn about $114,220 annually.

3

Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

$93,602 Average Early-Career Salary

Colorado State University Fort Collins produces some of the highest-paid graduates in general engineering, landing the #3 spot this year. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Early-career general engineering graduates from Colorado State University Fort Collins make a median of around $93,602 per year.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their general engineering graduates, 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.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.