Bachelor's Civil Engineering Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Civil Engineering Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 204 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.07×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.11×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.13×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 4University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico0.13×57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.14×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 6California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.15×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 7The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.15×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 8University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska0.15×——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 9New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico0.15×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 10University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia0.16×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 11University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.16×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 12University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.16×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 13California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.16×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 14University of California-DavisDavis, California0.16×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 15California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.17×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 16California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.17×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 17Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania0.18×31%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 18University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.18×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 19San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.19×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 20California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.19×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 21University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.19×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 22CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.19×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 23University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.20×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 24Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.20×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 25California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.20×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 26California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.20×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 27Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0.20×57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 28San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.21×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 29University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.21×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 30University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.21×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 31University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.21×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 32California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.21×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 33University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.21×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 34The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas0.21×100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 35California State University-ChicoChico, California0.21×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 36University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.21×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 37The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.23×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 38Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.23×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 39The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee0.23×81%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 40The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.23×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 41University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.23×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 42New York UniversityNew York, New York0.23×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 43Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon0.23×95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 44University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.24×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 45The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia0.24×83%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 46University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.24×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 47Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida0.24×63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 48Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.24×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 49University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico0.24×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 50University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.25×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 51George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.25×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 52Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi0.25×78%1219$18k$52k67%18,397193 mi 53Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia0.25×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 54Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.25×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 55Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois0.25×87%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 56Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington0.25×90%1093$28k$62k52%1,1584 mi 57Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana0.25×73%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 58The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas0.26×94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 59Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York0.26×79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 60University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.26×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 61University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii0.26×87%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 62University of the PacificStockton, California0.26×71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 63Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.26×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 64University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.26×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 65University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.26×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 66University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.26×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 67University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.26×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 68University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0.26×88%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 69The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee0.26×42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 70Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois0.27×98%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 71University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho0.27×76%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 72University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.27×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 73University of ToledoToledo, Ohio0.27×92%1235$17k$51k57%9,7709 mi 74Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.27×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 75University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.27×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 76Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana0.27×77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 77University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.27×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 78Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.27×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 79Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina0.27×23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 80Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey0.27×78%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 81Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado0.27×61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 82University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky0.27×79%1150$18k$54k61%14,727248 mi 83Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee0.28×76%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 84Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana0.28×82%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 85Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts0.28×60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 86California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California0.28×85%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 87University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin0.28×45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 88Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.28×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 89Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon0.28×77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 90Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0.28×63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 91University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio0.28×85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 92University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada0.28×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 93University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio0.28×60%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 94Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey0.28×48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 95New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey0.28×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 96University of South FloridaTampa, Florida0.29×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 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.