Best Schools for Civil Engineering

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$68,424
Avg. Earnings
2,734
Graduates
#1
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$79,473
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.8%
#2
S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$74,845
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,515
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 80.2%
#3
S

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private

$74,702
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,771
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 43.4%
#4
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$74,576
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $75,576
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 10.0%
#5
G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$74,307
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.5%
#6
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$73,737
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 61.2%
#7
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$73,321
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,621
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 8.2%
#8
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$72,645
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $72,381
Graduates: 132
Acceptance: 29.8%
#9
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$71,957
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.9%
#10
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$71,351
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,327
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 11.7%
#11
M

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY · Private

$71,351
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,261
Graduates: 100
Acceptance: 78.5%
#12
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$70,680
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,169
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 12.4%
#13
C

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA · Private

$70,009
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $61,278
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 73.6%
#14
C

California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Public

$69,617
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,761
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 93.7%
#15
U

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA · Private

$68,778
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.9%
#16
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$68,666
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,229
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 16.9%
#17
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$68,592
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,929
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 8.7%
#18
R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$68,047
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,648
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 58.5%
#19
L

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$67,995
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,573
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 40.3%
#20
O

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR · Public

$67,660
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $58,292
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 91.7%
#21
L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$67,660
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,220
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 29.3%
#22
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$67,516
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,244
Graduates: 157
Acceptance: 41.6%
#23
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$67,450
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,167
Graduates: 104
Acceptance: 43.4%
#24
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$67,420
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,651
Graduates: 107
Acceptance: 44.8%
#25
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$67,420
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,906
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 9.4%
#26
R

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private

$67,273
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,466
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 72.8%
#27
T

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Private

$67,101
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,219
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 83.8%
#28
U

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · Public

$67,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,972
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 53.9%
#29
U

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT · Public

$67,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,972
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 87.0%
#30
U

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Public

$67,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,972
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 86.5%
#31
U

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT · Public

$67,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,972
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 80.2%
#32
U

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public

$67,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,972
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 86.5%
#33
S

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$66,653
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,439
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 41.7%
#34
S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$66,592
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,046
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 96.2%
#35
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$66,342
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,357
Graduates: 89
Acceptance: 42.5%
#36
U

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK · Public

$66,325
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,504
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 66.5%
#37
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$66,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,279
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 5.7%
#38
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$66,094
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,401
Graduates: 170
Acceptance: 63.2%
#39
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$66,045
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,294
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 17.9%
#40
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$65,610
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,231
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 32.0%
#41
U

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT · Private

$65,486
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.5%
#42
V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$65,486
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,237
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 25.1%
#43
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$65,457
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,253
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 69.5%
#44
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$65,238
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,586
Graduates: 131
Acceptance: 16.5%
#45
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$65,238
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,033
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 31.5%
#46
U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$65,148
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $63,590
Graduates: 110
Acceptance: 43.7%
#47
W

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA · Private

$65,131
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,637
Graduates: 85
Acceptance: 85.4%
#48
C

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT · Public

$64,990
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $61,480
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 75.5%
#49
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$64,913
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.3%
#50
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$64,706
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,428
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 4.2%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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