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2026 Highest Paid Other Engineering Grads in California

[Other Engineering](/majors/engineering/other-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying other engineering schools.

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• Highest Paid Other Engineering Grads in California

2026 Highest Paid Other Engineering Grads in California

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

Highest Paid Other Engineering Graduates

1

California State University Chico
Chico, CA

$95,485 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in other engineering, no school beat California State University Chico this year. Located in the city of Chico, California State University Chico is a public institution. Students who complete the other engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $95,485.

2

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

$122,212 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Stanford University one of the highest-paying schools for other engineering. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford. Students who complete the other engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $122,212.

3

University Of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA

$94,292 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of California San Diego came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying other engineering schools. Set in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a public institution. Early-career other engineering graduates from University Of California San Diego make a median of around $94,292 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries other 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 · 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.