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| Best Engineering Colleges By Salary Potential - Full List | ||
| Best Engineering Colleges | Starting Median Salary | Mid-Career Median Salary |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | $71,100 | $126,000 |
| Harvey Mudd College | $71,000 | $125,000 |
| Stanford University | $67,500 | $124,000 |
| Bucknell University | $56,100 | $116,000 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) | $62,500 | $116,000 |
| California Institute of Technology (CIT) | $69,700 | $115,000 |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York University | $62,700 | $114,000 |
| Lehigh University | $57,400 | $114,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) | $65,300 | $113,000 |
| University of California, Berkeley | $57,100 | $112,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) | $61,100 | $110,000 |
| Colorado School of Mines | $60,000 | $109,000 |
| Cornell University | $58,000 | $106,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $58,900 | $105,000 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) | $55,100 | $104,000 |
| Cooper Union | $61,100 | $102,000 |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (CalPoly) | $57,000 | $102,000 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | $59,400 | $101,000 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | $53,900 | $99,700 |
| Villanova University | $56,700 | $99,000 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) | $61,100 | $98,800 |
| Clarkson University | $55,400 | $98,500 |
| Drexel University | $54,100 | $98,000 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) | $57,400 | $97,600 |
| Case Western Reserve University | $56,500 | $97,500 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | $52,900 | $97,400 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) | $51,700 | $96,300 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) | $57,300 | $95,200 |
| Johns Hopkins University | $57,800 | $94,900 |
| Kettering University | $57,900 | $94,500 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | $55,000 | $92,400 |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | $57,800 | $92,300 |
| University of Michigan | $51,700 | $91,900 |
| Purdue University | $51,000 | $90,700 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | $54,600 | $90,500 |
| Michigan Technological University | $53,400 | $90,100 |
| Lawrence Technological University | $47,600 | $89,900 |
| Louisiana Tech University | $45,300 | $82,600 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) | $55,100 | $82,500 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) | $51,000 | $82,500 |
| New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) | $46,800 | $82,400 |
| Texas Tech University | $45,700 | $82,100 |
| Tennessee Technological University (TTU) | $44,500 | $79,900 |
| LeTourneau University | $48,500 | $73,600 |
| DeVry University | $45,500 | $73,100 |
| Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) | $41,600 | $72,900 |
| Colorado Technical University | $42,000 | $67,200 |
| Pennsylvania College Of Technology | $44,600 | $61,900 |
| Indiana Institute Of Technology | $41,800 | $54,000 |
Methodology
This chart is based upon PayScale Salary Survey data for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees who are full-time employees in the United States. These results may not represent all attendees of these colleges. Salary is the sum of compensation from base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, and overtime, if applicable, but does not include equity (stock) compensation. See full methodology for more.
This chart is based upon PayScale Salary Survey data for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees who are full-time employees in the United States. These results may not represent all attendees of these colleges. Salary is the sum of compensation from base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, and overtime, if applicable, but does not include equity (stock) compensation. See full methodology for more.
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