Bachelor's Civil Engineering Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Civil Engineering Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Civil Engineering programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 225 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$87,79045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$85,26210%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 3Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$84,88348%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$80,67331%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 5Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana$80,32791%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 6Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$80,2619%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 7Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$80,23129%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 8University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$78,14211%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 9Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan$77,83656%—$33k$69k61%1,66814 mi 10The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia$77,50183%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 11University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$76,73145%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 12Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$76,41960%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 13Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$76,3625%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 14George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$75,82287%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 15Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$75,79357%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 16California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$75,75875%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 17Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$75,68814%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 18Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts$75,55670%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 19University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$75,5109%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 20Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York$75,29079%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 21University of California-DavisDavis, California$75,16542%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 22The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$75,15327%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 23Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$75,00191%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 24Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$74,84187%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 25University of HoustonHouston, Texas$74,82274%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 26University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$74,77217%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 27Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$74,74846%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 28Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$74,65573%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 29University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$74,49911%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 30Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$74,36950%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 31Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$74,35582%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 32Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$74,28555%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 33Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio$74,26637%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 34Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey$74,01148%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 35University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$73,83529%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 36Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana$73,82177%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 37San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$73,58436%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 38Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$73,54526%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 39California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$73,49785%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 40Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$73,48881%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 41University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$73,39742%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 42University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$73,35739%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 43University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$73,35783%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 44California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$73,34246%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 45University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$73,32738%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 46Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$73,32689%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 47University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota$73,26077%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi 48California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$73,17891%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 49Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$73,06472%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 50University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$73,03378%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 51Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin$72,94059%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 52University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$72,88924%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 53University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$72,78371%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 54North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$72,72995%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 55New York UniversityNew York, New York$72,6289%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 56California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$72,60691%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 57Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois$72,57377%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 58Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$72,50289%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 59University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$72,36275%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 60California State University-ChicoChico, California$72,35093%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 61University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$72,15686%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 62University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska$72,140——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 63University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$72,09489%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 64Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$72,08779%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 65Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$72,04885%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 66Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$71,85973%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 67Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$71,85649%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 68Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York$71,79063%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 69Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois$71,76055%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 70The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$71,64962%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 71Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington$71,60190%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 72Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$71,52527%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 73University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$71,41165%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 74University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$71,37785%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 75California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$71,34294%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 76University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$71,312——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 77University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$71,24645%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 78Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$71,17675%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 79California State University-FresnoFresno, California$71,09395%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 80Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan$70,92892%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 81Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$70,72190%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 82Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$70,66782%971$15k$51k41%9,0195 mi 83Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri$70,66473%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 84Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$70,63577%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 85Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$70,63563%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 86The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$70,62980%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 87The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$70,61977%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 88Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$70,60958%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 89University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$70,54287%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 90University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut$70,49560%1160$34k$60k63%4,8412 mi 91North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$70,47450%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 92Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$70,39131%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 93University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$70,38852%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 94University of ToledoToledo, Ohio$70,38892%1235$17k$51k57%9,7709 mi 95University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$70,38883%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 96University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$70,38888%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.