by our College Data Analytics Team
[Ie Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a ie industrial engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their ie industrial engineering graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send ie industrial engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Suny Maritime College, our #1 for ie industrial engineering graduate salaries in New York. Set in the city of Throggs Neck, Suny Maritime College is a public institution. Early-career ie industrial engineering graduates from Suny Maritime College make a median of around $123,352 per year.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying ie industrial engineering schools. Set in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, ie industrial engineering degree recipients from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute typically earn about $117,724 annually.
Rochester Institute Of Technology produces some of the highest-paid graduates in ie industrial engineering, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Rochester Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career ie industrial engineering graduates from Rochester Institute Of Technology make a median of around $108,104 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Suny At Binghamton earned it the #4 place for ie industrial engineering. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Suny At Binghamton is a public institution. Ie Industrial Engineering graduates of Suny At Binghamton earn a median of about $91,448 a year early in their careers.
University At Buffalo produces some of the highest-paid graduates in ie industrial engineering, landing the #5 spot this year. University At Buffalo is a public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. Early-career ie industrial engineering graduates from University At Buffalo make a median of around $93,933 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their ie industrial engineering graduates, 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.
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