Civil Engineering

14,447 students earn a civil engineering credential each year across 317 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $69,424
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $85,574

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 305 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California23$87,7901 year out—$27,000 2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California28$85,2621 year out$116,779$8,125 3Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California32$84,8831 year out$111,831—4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California148$80,6731 year out$101,618$20,424 5Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana37$80,3271 year out——6Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York36$80,2611 year out$100,258$12,750 7Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania24$80,2311 year out$88,296$27,000 8University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California103$78,1421 year out$104,581$14,392 9Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan19$77,8361 year out—$30,197 10The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia15$77,5011 year out$103,238$24,750 11University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland103$76,7311 year out$90,438$21,437 12Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts35$76,4191 year out$97,994$27,000 13Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts96$76,3621 year out$94,368$24,750 14George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia80$75,8221 year out$95,921$23,812 15Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas252$75,7931 year out$95,279$19,500 16California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California304$75,7581 year out$99,934$16,500 17Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia101$75,6881 year out$91,461$22,957 18Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts23$75,5561 year out—$27,000 19University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91$75,5101 year out$102,084$19,444 20Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York100$75,2901 year out$105,202$27,000 21University of California-DavisDavis, California133$75,1651 year out$98,091$16,101 22The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas142$75,1531 year out$93,173$21,030 23Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts45$75,0011 year out$90,759$27,000 24Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington86$74,8411 year out$89,281$22,450 25University of HoustonHouston, Texas79$74,8221 year out$91,240$18,000 26University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia36$74,7721 year out$95,518$14,903 27Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York28$74,7481 year out$97,093$27,000 28Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas117$74,6551 year out$91,736$27,000 29University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana28$74,4991 year out$94,259$20,100 30Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana180$74,3691 year out$85,536$19,500 31Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington26$74,3551 year out$85,891$25,000 32Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia242$74,2851 year out$84,707$25,760 33Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio26$74,2661 year out—$25,190 34Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey38$74,0111 year out$96,100$27,000 35University of California-IrvineIrvine, California110$73,8351 year out$94,661$19,700 36Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana20$73,8211 year out$89,394$24,132 37San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California142$73,5841 year out$96,325$19,832 38Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania45$73,5451 year out$90,786$27,000 39California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California22$73,4971 year out$97,633$27,000 40Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan29$73,4881 year out$80,725$30,548 41University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois180$73,3971 year out$90,751$19,054 42University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington118$73,3571 year out$93,627$14,874 43University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0$73,3571 year out$93,627$14,874 44California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California134$73,3421 year out$98,200$16,437 45University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia63$73,3271 year out—$26,744 46Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado93$73,3261 year out$85,902$25,480 47University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota32$73,2601 year out$86,788$26,600 48California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California63$73,1781 year out$99,644$18,767 49Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut15$73,0641 year out—$27,000 50University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado50$73,0331 year out$85,000$20,500 51Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin47$72,9401 year out——52University of FloridaGainesville, Florida102$72,8891 year out$87,493$20,121 53University of DelawareNewark, Delaware49$72,7831 year out$88,414$25,500 54North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota60$72,7291 year out$81,230$25,500 55New York UniversityNew York, New York55$72,6281 year out$95,184$21,905 56California State University-FullertonFullerton, California84$72,6061 year out$93,096$13,548 57Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois55$72,5731 year out$82,851$27,000 58Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa123$72,5021 year out$86,261$25,250 59University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado61$72,3621 year out$84,328$38,460 60California State University-ChicoChico, California58$72,3501 year out$101,629$21,583 61University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah48$72,1561 year out$81,863$24,426 62University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska20$72,1401 year out$98,861$31,000 63University of PortlandPortland, Oregon25$72,0941 year out$86,439$23,250 64Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania61$72,0871 year out$88,709$31,000 65Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan97$72,0481 year out$87,138$27,000 66Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut13$71,8591 year out$92,467$31,000 67Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York33$71,8561 year out—$17,250 68Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York53$71,7901 year out$94,283$26,979 69Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois37$71,7601 year out$84,660$26,000 70The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey29$71,6491 year out—$26,500 71Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington16$71,6011 year out$92,987$23,616 72Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania54$71,5251 year out$87,148$27,000 73University of DaytonDayton, Ohio60$71,4111 year out$90,774$26,500 74University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio74$71,3771 year out$88,041$24,500 75California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California145$71,3421 year out$95,595$19,124 76University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska10$71,3121 year out$92,380$13,750 77University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin87$71,2461 year out$83,988$23,250 78Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma46$71,1761 year out—$23,250 79California State University-FresnoFresno, California70$71,0931 year out$93,213$15,267 80Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan64$70,9281 year out$85,298$26,000 81Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona110$70,7211 year out$87,208$23,750 82Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland36$70,6671 year out$73,164$26,500 83Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri114$70,6641 year out$81,245$27,000 84Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon85$70,6351 year out$89,866$25,000 85Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3$70,6351 year out$89,866$25,000 86The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas91$70,6291 year out$89,430$20,542 87The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama109$70,6191 year out$86,784$25,454 88Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey85$70,6091 year out$89,751$26,291 89University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska102$70,5421 year out$79,612$25,500 90University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut25$70,4951 year out$91,932$27,000 91North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina37$70,4741 year out$76,058$31,000 92Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania24$70,3911 year out$90,802$16,000 93University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut84$70,3881 year out$90,694$23,825 94University of ToledoToledo, Ohio31$70,3881 year out$76,345$20,500 95University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$70,3881 year out$90,694$23,825 96University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$70,3881 year out$90,694$23,825 97University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$70,3881 year out$90,694$23,825 98University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$70,3881 year out$90,694$23,825 99North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina141$70,3461 year out$84,995$25,000 100University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii89$70,3301 year out$86,161$22,375

Associate programs — 12 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York22—1 year out——2El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas21—1 year out——3Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi17—1 year out——4American Samoa Community CollegePago Pago, American Samoa9—1 year out——5CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York8—1 year out——6Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas3—1 year out——7Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, Oregon2—1 year out——8McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas2—1 year out——9Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——10Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——11Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island1—1 year out——12Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 4 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio10—1 year out——2University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida9—1 year out——3Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey3—1 year out——4Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).