Highest Earning Master's Engineering Programs

These are the highest earning master's engineering programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leading at $246,366.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Computer Engineering	MI	$246,366	132
2	Santa Clara University	Computer Engineering	CA	$231,929	261
3	Harvard University	Computer Engineering	MA	$228,519	94
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Systems Engineering	MA	$227,052	178
5	Carnegie Mellon University	Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	PA	$221,170	109
6	Northwestern University	Engineering, Other	IL	$211,469	97
7	Carnegie Mellon University	Electrical Engineering	PA	$209,847	446
8	Cornell University	Operations Research	NY	$203,340	163
9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering	MA	$200,732	149
10	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Electrical Engineering	MA	$199,245	78
11	Texas A&M University-College Station	Petroleum Engineering	TX	$192,907	25
12	University of New Haven	Computer Engineering	CT	$192,143	124
13	Stanford University	Electrical Engineering	CA	$181,705	138
14	University of Southern California	Electrical Engineering	CA	$180,468	409
15	University of Southern California	Systems Engineering	CA	$178,619	43
16	University of California-Los Angeles	Engineering	CA	$177,858	123
17	University of California-Los Angeles	Electrical Engineering	CA	$174,798	227
18	University of California-San Diego	Computer Engineering	CA	$173,180	89
19	University of Colorado Boulder	Electrical Engineering	CO	$170,375	233
20	Santa Clara University	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$170,120	14
21	University of California-San Diego	Electrical Engineering	CA	$169,987	239
22	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Systems Engineering	GA	$168,407	32
23	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Industrial Engineering	WA	$168,188	36
24	Stanford University	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$167,632	148
25	Johns Hopkins University	Aerospace Engineering	MD	$165,562	114
26	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Industrial Engineering	GA	$164,427	112
27	Southern Methodist University	Systems Engineering	TX	$163,769	63
28	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Computer Engineering	MN	$161,999	12
29	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Electrical Engineering	CA	$158,977	26
30	University of California-San Diego	Engineering, Other	CA	$158,915	37
31	George Mason University	Computer Engineering	VA	$158,029	66
32	Cornell University	Electrical Engineering	NY	$156,103	164
33	Northeastern University	Electrical Engineering	MA	$155,483	150
34	Johns Hopkins University	Systems Engineering	MD	$154,775	192
35	George Washington University	Systems Engineering	DC	$154,767	110
36	Drexel University	Computer Engineering	PA	$154,648	44
37	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Systems Engineering	VA	$152,854	31
38	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Systems Engineering	MI	$152,353	83
39	Columbia University in the City of New York	Electrical Engineering	NY	$152,001	317
40	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Aerospace Engineering	MA	$151,237	68
41	University of California-Los Angeles	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$151,186	31
42	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Industrial Engineering	TN	$150,903	36
43	University of Southern California	Engineering, Other	CA	$150,717	216
44	Florida Institute of Technology	Systems Engineering	FL	$149,291	47
45	Johns Hopkins University	Electrical Engineering	MD	$148,887	208
46	University of California-Berkeley	Mechanical Engineering	CA	$147,475	233
47	Stanford University	Aerospace Engineering	CA	$147,375	58
48	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Engineering	WI	$147,101	77
49	University of Colorado Boulder	Engineering	CO	$146,964	68
50	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Electrical Engineering	WA	$146,735	162

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 14 (Engineering) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.