Best Engineering Colleges in Connecticut (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 7 schools in Connecticut that offer Engineering by the median earnings of Engineering graduates four years after completing. Across the 5 schools with a reported completion median, median earnings range from $95,340 at University of Connecticut to $87,481, with a median of $91,633.
The list includes 2 public and 5 private nonprofit institutions. Central Connecticut State University posts the lowest average net price at $16,857, while Yale University reports the highest six-year completion rate at 96%.
Yale University ranks 57th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Engineering Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $95,340 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut reports $95,340 in median earnings of Engineering graduates four years after completing, and its 83% six-year completion rate coincides with a 52% admission rate. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (173 graduates), Computer Engineering (84 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (79 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Computer Engineering ($115,117), Biomedical/Medical Engineering ($95,682), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($94,722) | |||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT | $93,063 | $16,857 | $13,589 | 73.3% |
| A public institution in New Britain, Central Connecticut State University reports an average net price of $13,589 for families earning under $30,000 and $93,063 in median earnings four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (57 graduates), Civil Engineering (14 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Mechanical Engineering ($94,462), Civil Engineering ($87,366) | |||||
| 3 | Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT | $91,633 | $48,095 | $33,302 | 33.3% |
| Fairfield University, a private nonprofit university in Fairfield, reports $91,633 in median earnings of Engineering graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $48,095. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (26 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (16 graduates), Biomedical/Medical Engineering (11 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Mechanical Engineering ($91,633) | |||||
| 4 | University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT | $87,893 | $30,282 | $25,925 | 95.8% |
| University of Hartford admits 96% of applicants, the most open admission rate on the page, and its graduates earn a median of $87,893 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (42 graduates), Civil Engineering (22 graduates), Computer Engineering (14 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Mechanical Engineering ($88,530), Civil Engineering ($84,614), Engineering, General ($78,351) | |||||
| 5 | University of New Haven · West Haven, CT | $87,481 | $34,192 | $27,837 | 60.4% |
| Graduates of University of New Haven earn a median of $87,481 four years after completing, and the school reports a six-year completion rate of 63%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (32 graduates), Civil Engineering (17 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (12 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($90,042), Mechanical Engineering ($89,099), Civil Engineering ($83,798) | |||||
| 6 | Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT | $84,315 | $40,675 | $33,649 | 72.2% |
| Quinnipiac University ranks 6th on this list and reports a six-year completion rate of 76% with an average net price of $40,675. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (27 graduates), Civil Engineering (13 graduates), Industrial Engineering (7 graduates) | |||||
| 7 | Yale University · New Haven, CT | $73,378 | $23,777 | $17,633 | 3.9% |
| Yale University holds the strongest Azimuth composite rank on the page at 57th among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its admission rate is 4%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Biomedical/Medical Engineering (25 graduates), Engineering Science (16 graduates), Mechanical Engineering (16 graduates) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The figures cited on this page cover the 5 schools with a reported completion median. University of Connecticut leads at $95,340, and the gap to second-ranked Central Connecticut State University is $2,277.
Job market context in Connecticut
Engineering graduates in Connecticut enter a labor market linked to occupations such as Industrial Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Civil Engineers. Across those occupations the median annual wage is $114,349, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $92,084. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 14.9% higher, with 4,290 projected openings a year, about 327 openings a year for every hundred graduates, more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing; the market figures describe the occupations, not the earnings of any listed school's graduates.