Highest-Paying Engineering Technology Programs
Colleges whose engineering technology graduates earn the most one year after finishing, across all bachelor's programs in the field.
Ranked by median earnings, 1 year after completing · 227 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
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- 1California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · Public$105,975Compare nearby
- 2Pace UniversityNew York, NY · Private$92,632Compare nearby
- 3Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Private$86,867Compare nearby
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- 4Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · Private$84,653Compare nearby
- 5California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · Public$83,255Compare nearby
- 6Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · Private$82,194Compare nearby
- 7Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · Public$81,333Compare nearby
- 8San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Public$77,401Compare nearby
- 9University of the PacificStockton, CA · Private$77,213Compare nearby
- 10Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · Private$76,460Compare nearby
- 11California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · Public$75,706Compare nearby
- 12Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI · Public$75,336Compare nearby
- 13Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI · Public$75,204Compare nearby
- 14University of TulsaTulsa, OK · Private$73,737Compare nearby
- 15University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA · Public$72,482Compare nearby
- 16University of DaytonDayton, OH · Private$72,218Compare nearby
- 17Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN · Private$71,255Compare nearby
- 18Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · Private$71,060Compare nearby
- 19Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI · Public$70,456Compare nearby
- 20Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL · For-profit$70,370Compare nearby
- 21Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO · Public$70,232Compare nearby
- 22Florida International UniversityMiami, FL · Public$70,009Compare nearby
- 23Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, ID · Private$69,682Compare nearby
- 24Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA · Private$69,591Compare nearby
- 25Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Public$69,032Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Median earnings, 1 year after completing — sorted highest to lowest
- Source variable
EARN_MDN_HI_1YR- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study (04-17-2025 release)
- Where a college offers several engineering technology programs, the figure shown is the median across those programs.
- Earnings cover graduates who received federal financial aid, were working and not enrolled one year after completing, and whose highest credential is that bachelor's degree.
- 227 institutions report earnings for this field; programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy by the Department of Education and cannot be ranked.
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