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2026 Highest Paid Systems Engineering Grads in Texas

[Systems Engineering](/majors/engineering/systems-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a systems engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their systems engineering graduates.

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• Highest Paid Systems Engineering Grads in Texas

2026 Highest Paid Systems Engineering Grads in Texas

Below are the schools whose systems engineering graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Systems Engineering Graduates

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

$137,839 Average Early-Career Salary

Southern Methodist University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying systems engineering schools in Texas. Set in the suburb of Dallas, Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution. Systems Engineering graduates of Southern Methodist University earn a median of about $137,839 a year early in their careers.

2

The University Of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX

$109,325 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes The University Of Texas At Dallas one of the highest-paying schools for systems engineering. The University Of Texas At Dallas is a public school located in the city of Richardson. Systems Engineering graduates of The University Of Texas At Dallas earn a median of about $109,325 a year early in their careers.

3

The University Of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX

$77,904 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at The University Of Texas At El Paso earned it the #3 place for systems engineering. Set in the city of El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso is a public institution. Early-career systems engineering graduates from The University Of Texas At El Paso make a median of around $77,904 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their systems 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.