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Highest earning computer engineering programs in the United States
U.S. computer engineering programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public, 4-year | $118,232 | 38 |
| 2 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public, 4-year | $111,560 | 139 |
| 3 | Duke University | Durham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $111,145 | 65 |
| 4 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $103,804 | 45 |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | $103,123 | 199 |
| 6 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $99,499 | 116 |
| 7 | University of California-Davis | Davis | Public, 4-year | $96,418 | 71 |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public, 4-year | $96,256 | 88 |
| 9 | University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | Public, 4-year | $95,847 | 74 |
| 10 | Villanova University | Villanova | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $94,228 | 38 |
| 11 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $93,995 | 73 |
| 12 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | Public, 4-year | $93,629 | 110 |
| 13 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public, 4-year | $92,501 | 87 |
| 14 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $92,123 | 71 |
| 15 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $90,829 | 227 |
| 16 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | Public, 4-year | $89,965 | 95 |
| 17 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Public, 4-year | $89,605 | 32 |
| 18 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $89,418 | 121 |
| 19 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | $89,327 | 72 |
| 20 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $89,001 | 76 |
| 21 | Brigham Young University | Provo | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $88,785 | 43 |
| 22 | University of Florida | Gainesville | Public, 4-year | $87,949 | 114 |
| 23 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | $87,466 | 45 |
| 24 | Washington State University | Pullman | Public, 4-year | $87,135 | 35 |
| 25 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Public, 4-year | $86,636 | 134 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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