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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in 2026

220 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Civil Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Civil Engineering graduate earns $69,097/yr across 220 schools.

Programs Ranked

220

Avg Earnings

$69,097/yr

Avg DW Score

66/100

AI Risk

High

55% task exposure

All Civil Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Civil Engineering California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	75 69–77	$75,758/yr	High	32.6x
2	Civil Engineering University of Alaska Anchorage · Anchorage, AK	74 68–76	$72,140/yr	High	31.7x
3	Civil Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	74 68–76	$80,673/yr	High	21.9x
4	Civil Engineering California State University-Chico · Chico, CA	74 68–76	$72,350/yr	High	30.5x
5	Civil Engineering California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA	74 68–76	$71,093/yr	High	32.4x
6	Civil Engineering California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton, CA	74 68–76	$72,606/yr	High	31.9x
7	Civil Engineering California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	74 68–77	$73,342/yr	High	34.0x
8	Civil Engineering California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	74 68–77	$73,178/yr	High	35.6x
9	Civil Engineering California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	73 68–76	$71,342/yr	High	30.4x
10	Civil Engineering San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	74 68–76	$73,584/yr	High	28.0x
11	Civil Engineering University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	74 68–76	$72,889/yr	High	33.3x
12	Civil Engineering Montana Technological University · Butte, MT	75 69–77	$80,327/yr	High	23.9x
13	Civil Engineering University of Alaska Fairbanks · Fairbanks, AK	73 67–75	$71,312/yr	High	25.7x
14	Civil Engineering San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA	73 67–75	$68,256/yr	High	32.9x
15	Civil Engineering University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	73 68–76	$69,321/yr	High	32.9x
16	Civil Engineering Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL	73 67–75	$64,671/yr	High	40.9x
17	Civil Engineering Florida International University · Miami, FL	72 67–75	$66,215/yr	High	32.5x
18	Civil Engineering Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	73 67–75	$67,050/yr	High	37.1x
19	Civil Engineering University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	73 68–75	$70,047/yr	High	30.4x
20	Civil Engineering CUNY City College · New York, NY	72 67–75	$67,194/yr	High	29.8x
21	Civil Engineering North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC	73 68–75	$70,474/yr	High	27.2x
22	Civil Engineering University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	73 67–75	$67,934/yr	High	26.7x
23	Civil Engineering University of Houston · Houston, TX	73 68–75	$74,822/yr	High	22.5x
24	Civil Engineering Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	73 67–75	$68,685/yr	High	30.8x
25	Civil Engineering Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	73 67–74	$74,369/yr	High	20.4x
26	Civil Engineering Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA	72 67–75	$65,259/yr	High	36.5x
27	Civil Engineering California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA	72 66–74	$62,768/yr	High	30.3x
28	Civil Engineering University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO	72 67–74	$72,362/yr	High	20.0x
29	Civil Engineering University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL	72 67–75	$65,622/yr	High	31.4x
30	Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA	72 67–73	$75,688/yr	High	18.4x
31	Civil Engineering Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	72 66–74	$63,195/yr	High	31.6x
32	Civil Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	72 66–74	$68,885/yr	High	21.9x
33	Civil Engineering Iowa State University · Ames, IA	72 67–73	$72,502/yr	High	19.5x
34	Civil Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	72 67–74	$76,731/yr	High	18.7x
35	Civil Engineering Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	73 67–74	$70,667/yr	High	21.5x
36	Civil Engineering Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	72 66–73	$67,373/yr	High	22.6x
37	Civil Engineering University of Nebraska at Omaha · Omaha, NE	72 67–74	$68,574/yr	High	23.8x
38	Civil Engineering University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV	72 67–74	$69,629/yr	High	23.2x
39	Civil Engineering University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	72 66–73	$67,379/yr	High	22.1x
40	Civil Engineering North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	72 67–74	$70,346/yr	High	22.9x
41	Civil Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	72 67–73	$73,260/yr	High	18.8x
42	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	72 66–74	$63,884/yr	High	31.2x
43	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	72 66–74	$63,884/yr	High	31.2x
44	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	72 66–74	$63,884/yr	High	31.2x
45	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	72 66–74	$63,884/yr	High	31.2x
46	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	72 66–74	$63,884/yr	High	31.2x
47	Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	72 67–74	$75,153/yr	High	18.9x
48	Civil Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	72 66–74	$67,994/yr	High	22.9x
49	Civil Engineering Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	72 66–73	$74,655/yr	High	18.4x
50	Civil Engineering Utah State University · Logan, UT	72 66–74	$68,025/yr	High	22.5x
51	Civil Engineering University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	73 67–74	$72,156/yr	High	21.0x
52	Civil Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology · Beckley, WV	72 66–74	$67,062/yr	High	24.3x
53	Civil Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI	72 67–74	$69,582/yr	High	23.4x
54	Civil Engineering University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	72 66–74	$64,595/yr	High	27.2x
55	Civil Engineering Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL	72 66–75	$64,411/yr	High	32.0x
56	Civil Engineering University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL	71 65–73	$62,283/yr	High	22.9x
57	Civil Engineering University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	71 65–73	$78,142/yr	High	16.6x
58	Civil Engineering University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	71 65–73	$75,510/yr	High	17.6x
59	Civil Engineering Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT	71 65–72	$71,859/yr	High	17.6x
60	Civil Engineering Boise State University · Boise, ID	71 66–73	$65,648/yr	High	21.7x
61	Civil Engineering University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA	71 66–72	$70,313/yr	High	18.4x
62	Civil Engineering Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	72 66–73	$69,861/yr	High	20.3x
63	Civil Engineering Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS	71 65–73	$65,805/yr	High	20.6x
64	Civil Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	71 66–72	$70,542/yr	High	18.7x
65	Civil Engineering New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	71 64–73	$60,212/yr	High	26.0x
66	Civil Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 66–72	$72,729/yr	High	17.7x
67	Civil Engineering University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	71 66–74	$67,452/yr	High	22.0x
68	Civil Engineering South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD	72 66–73	$69,129/yr	High	19.9x
69	Civil Engineering The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN	71 65–73	$65,419/yr	High	21.4x
70	Civil Engineering Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	71 66–73	$75,793/yr	High	17.2x
71	Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	71 65–72	$70,629/yr	High	18.1x
72	Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX	71 65–73	$67,671/yr	High	21.3x
73	Civil Engineering George Mason University · Fairfax, VA	71 65–72	$75,822/yr	High	16.4x
74	Civil Engineering University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	71 65–73	$73,357/yr	High	17.5x
75	Civil Engineering West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	71 65–72	$67,062/yr	High	20.1x
76	Civil Engineering University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA	71 65–72	$73,357/yr	High	17.3x
77	Civil Engineering Purdue University Northwest · Hammond, IN	72 67–74	$69,339/yr	High	19.6x
78	Civil Engineering The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL	70 65–72	$70,619/yr	High	17.2x
79	Civil Engineering University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL	69 63–72	$59,547/yr	High	21.5x
80	Civil Engineering Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	70 65–72	$70,721/yr	High	17.1x
81	Civil Engineering University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	69 64–71	$61,979/yr	High	19.5x
82	Civil Engineering University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	70 64–71	$73,835/yr	High	15.6x
83	Civil Engineering Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	70 65–71	$73,326/yr	High	15.7x
84	Civil Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI	70 65–71	$70,330/yr	High	16.7x
85	Civil Engineering University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	70 64–72	$68,486/yr	High	18.1x
86	Civil Engineering University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	70 65–71	$65,119/yr	High	19.3x
87	Civil Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	71 66–72	$69,177/yr	High	18.4x
88	Civil Engineering Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	71 66–72	$71,856/yr	High	16.0x
89	Civil Engineering Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	71 66–72	$71,176/yr	High	16.4x
90	Civil Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	70 64–72	$67,509/yr	High	18.5x
91	Civil Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD	71 65–71	$68,755/yr	High	17.5x
92	Civil Engineering Texas A & M University-Kingsville · Kingsville, TX	70 65–71	$66,429/yr	High	18.2x
93	Civil Engineering Washington State University · Pullman, WA	71 66–72	$74,841/yr	High	16.2x
94	Civil Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	71 66–72	$71,246/yr	High	17.7x
95	Civil Engineering University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	70 64–72	$64,317/yr	High	19.8x
96	Civil Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	70 64–71	$70,635/yr	High	16.8x
97	Civil Engineering University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	69 64–71	$75,165/yr	High	15.1x
98	Civil Engineering University of Georgia · Athens, GA	71 66–72	$73,327/yr	High	15.4x
99	Civil Engineering Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	70 65–71	$69,300/yr	High	16.7x
100	Civil Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	69 64–71	$67,552/yr	High	17.4x
101	Civil Engineering University of Mississippi · University, MS	69 63–72	$58,112/yr	High	21.1x
102	Civil Engineering University of Missouri-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	69 64–70	$67,076/yr	High	16.4x
103	Civil Engineering University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	69 63–72	$54,248/yr	High	25.0x
104	Civil Engineering SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY	70 65–72	$63,637/yr	High	17.5x
105	Civil Engineering University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	69 64–70	$71,377/yr	High	15.2x
106	Civil Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 64–70	$70,635/yr	High	15.6x
107	Civil Engineering University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	69 64–71	$69,424/yr	High	16.3x
108	Civil Engineering University of Memphis · Memphis, TN	69 64–71	$64,780/yr	High	17.9x
109	Civil Engineering Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN	69 64–70	$63,577/yr	High	17.8x
110	Civil Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	69 63–71	$60,287/yr	High	18.7x
111	Civil Engineering Auburn University · Auburn, AL	69 64–70	$68,291/yr	High	15.3x
112	Civil Engineering University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	69 63–70	$69,655/yr	High	15.3x
113	Civil Engineering Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	68 63–70	$66,589/yr	High	15.8x
114	Civil Engineering Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL	68 63–69	$67,260/yr	High	15.2x
115	Civil Engineering University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	68 62–70	$66,064/yr	High	16.4x
116	Civil Engineering University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	69 64–70	$64,604/yr	High	16.7x
117	Civil Engineering Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	68 63–69	$68,031/yr	High	15.0x
118	Civil Engineering University of Toledo · Toledo, OH	69 65–69	$70,388/yr	High	14.4x
119	Civil Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	68 62–69	$64,425/yr	High	15.7x
120	Civil Engineering Citadel Military College of South Carolina · Charleston, SC	67 61–70	$61,163/yr	High	16.9x
121	Civil Engineering Prairie View A & M University · Prairie View, TX	69 63–70	$63,372/yr	High	17.1x
122	Civil Engineering Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA	68 62–70	$64,246/yr	High	16.2x
123	Civil Engineering University of Delaware · Newark, DE	67 62–68	$72,783/yr	High	12.7x
124	Civil Engineering University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	67 62–68	$69,310/yr	High	13.6x
125	Civil Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	68 63–69	$73,397/yr	High	13.2x
126	Civil Engineering Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	68 64–68	$73,488/yr	High	13.1x
127	Civil Engineering Jackson State University · Jackson, MS	66 59–70	$49,498/yr	High	22.4x
128	Civil Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO	68 63–68	$70,664/yr	High	13.2x
129	Civil Engineering University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH	67 63–68	$66,820/yr	High	14.1x
130	Civil Engineering Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH	67 62–68	$59,149/yr	High	15.7x
131	Civil Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	67 61–68	$66,943/yr	High	14.2x
132	Civil Engineering The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX	67 61–69	$54,182/yr	High	17.9x
133	Civil Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA	68 63–68	$74,285/yr	High	12.7x
134	Civil Engineering University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	66 60–68	$65,478/yr	High	14.1x
135	Civil Engineering University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	67 62–67	$73,033/yr	High	11.9x
136	Civil Engineering Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale, IL	67 62–67	$65,269/yr	High	13.8x
137	Civil Engineering University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	67 62–67	$67,044/yr	High	13.4x
138	Civil Engineering Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	66 62–67	$60,086/yr	High	14.2x
139	Civil Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	68 64–69	$61,868/yr	High	14.3x
140	Civil Engineering University of Maine · Orono, ME	67 62–68	$64,785/yr	High	14.1x
141	Civil Engineering Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	67 62–68	$72,048/yr	High	12.6x
142	Civil Engineering University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	67 63–68	$69,566/yr	High	13.2x
143	Civil Engineering Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	67 63–67	$66,295/yr	High	13.4x
144	Civil Engineering Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	66 61–67	$63,884/yr	High	13.5x
145	Civil Engineering Clemson University · Clemson, SC	67 61–68	$69,386/yr	High	13.3x
146	Civil Engineering The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	66 61–68	$64,386/yr	High	14.1x
147	Civil Engineering Angelo State University · San Angelo, TX	68 63–69	$56,688/yr	High	16.0x
148	Civil Engineering University of Alabama in Huntsville · Huntsville, AL	67 63–68	$64,122/yr	High	12.6x
149	Civil Engineering Southern University and A & M College · Baton Rouge, LA	68 63–68	$60,219/yr	High	14.1x
150	Civil Engineering Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	66 62–66	$69,706/yr	High	12.2x
151	Civil Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	66 61–67	$65,175/yr	High	13.1x
152	Civil Engineering Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	65 60–66	$67,362/yr	High	12.4x
153	Civil Engineering Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	65 60–67	$70,609/yr	High	12.0x
154	Civil Engineering University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	65 60–67	$70,388/yr	High	12.0x
155	Civil Engineering University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	65 60–67	$70,388/yr	High	12.0x
156	Civil Engineering University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	65 60–67	$70,388/yr	High	12.0x
157	Civil Engineering University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	65 60–67	$70,388/yr	High	12.0x
158	Civil Engineering University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA	64 59–65	$65,103/yr	High	11.7x
159	Civil Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	65 60–66	$69,757/yr	High	11.5x
160	Civil Engineering University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	64 59–66	$67,764/yr	High	11.9x
161	Civil Engineering University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	64 59–65	$65,835/yr	High	11.5x
162	Civil Engineering University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	65 60–65	$68,728/yr	High	11.5x
163	Civil Engineering University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA	64 59–65	$74,772/yr	High	10.4x
164	Civil Engineering University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR	64 58–67	$41,324/yr	High	31.6x
165	Civil Engineering University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	63 58–64	$70,388/yr	High	10.1x
166	Civil Engineering Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI	64 59–65	$70,928/yr	High	10.6x
167	Civil Engineering Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO	62 57–64	$70,301/yr	High	9.7x
168	Civil Engineering University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA	63 59–63	$63,158/yr	High	11.0x
169	Civil Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	62 57–63	$67,035/yr	High	9.9x
170	Civil Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ	63 58–64	$68,288/yr	High	10.2x
171	Civil Engineering The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ	64 60–64	$71,649/yr	High	8.6x
172	Civil Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	60 55–62	$66,943/yr	High	9.3x
173	Civil Engineering Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	60 55–62	$68,389/yr	High	8.5x
174	Civil Engineering University of Vermont · Burlington, VT	60 55–61	$61,898/yr	High	9.3x
175	Civil Engineering Virginia Military Institute · Lexington, VA	59 54–61	$61,547/yr	High	8.9x
176	Civil Engineering California Baptist University · Riverside, CA	57 52–60	$73,497/yr	High	5.1x
177	Civil Engineering Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA	57 52–60	$84,883/yr	High	3.7x
178	Civil Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology · Boston, MA	57 52–59	$75,001/yr	High	4.5x
179	Civil Engineering University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	57 51–59	$85,262/yr	High	3.3x
180	Civil Engineering The Catholic University of America · Washington, DC	56 51–59	$77,501/yr	High	3.6x
181	Civil Engineering Bradley University · Peoria, IL	57 51–58	$72,573/yr	High	4.2x
182	Civil Engineering Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI	58 52–59	$77,836/yr	High	3.6x
183	Civil Engineering Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	57 51–59	$75,290/yr	High	4.2x
184	Civil Engineering Saint Martin's University · Lacey, WA	56 51–58	$71,601/yr	High	4.3x
185	Civil Engineering Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA	57 52–59	$87,790/yr	High	2.7x
186	Civil Engineering University of New Haven · West Haven, CT	56 50–58	$70,495/yr	High	4.0x
187	Civil Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA	56 50–58	$76,419/yr	High	3.1x
188	Civil Engineering Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	56 50–57	$80,261/yr	High	2.8x
189	Civil Engineering University of Dayton · Dayton, OH	56 50–58	$71,411/yr	High	3.8x
190	Civil Engineering Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH	56 50–57	$68,129/yr	High	4.1x
191	Civil Engineering University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT	54 49–56	$67,968/yr	High	3.5x
192	Civil Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL	55 50–56	$71,760/yr	High	3.1x
193	Civil Engineering University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN	54 49–56	$74,499/yr	High	2.8x
194	Civil Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN	55 50–57	$73,821/yr	High	2.9x
195	Civil Engineering Trine University · Angola, IN	55 50–57	$65,700/yr	High	4.4x
196	Civil Engineering Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN	55 50–56	$69,549/yr	High	3.3x
197	Civil Engineering Merrimack College · North Andover, MA	56 51–57	$75,556/yr	High	2.6x
198	Civil Engineering Northeastern University · Boston, MA	55 49–57	$76,362/yr	High	2.7x
199	Civil Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ	55 49–57	$74,011/yr	High	2.9x
200	Civil Engineering New York University · New York, NY	54 49–56	$72,628/yr	High	2.9x
201	Civil Engineering Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	55 49–57	$74,748/yr	High	2.8x
202	Civil Engineering University of Portland · Portland, OR	55 49–56	$72,094/yr	High	2.9x
203	Civil Engineering Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA	55 50–56	$80,231/yr	High	2.4x
204	Civil Engineering Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA	55 50–57	$74,355/yr	High	3.0x
205	Civil Engineering Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI	55 49–57	$68,386/yr	High	3.7x
206	Civil Engineering Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT	55 50–56	$73,064/yr	High	2.4x
207	Civil Engineering Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL	54 48–55	$64,579/yr	High	3.4x
208	Civil Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	54 48–56	$71,790/yr	High	2.8x
209	Civil Engineering Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	54 49–56	$72,087/yr	High	2.7x
210	Civil Engineering Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	54 49–56	$73,545/yr	High	2.7x
211	Civil Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI	56 50–57	$72,940/yr	High	2.8x
212	Civil Engineering Southern University Law Center · Baton Rouge, LA	54 49–57	$60,219/yr	High	—
213	Civil Engineering Western New England University · Springfield, MA	54 49–55	$67,726/yr	High	2.6x
214	Civil Engineering Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY	53 48–55	$70,136/yr	High	2.6x
215	Civil Engineering Lafayette College · Easton, PA	53 48–55	$70,391/yr	High	2.6x
216	Civil Engineering Villanova University · Villanova, PA	53 48–55	$71,525/yr	High	2.4x
217	Civil Engineering Widener University · Chester, PA	54 49–55	$69,289/yr	High	2.7x
218	Civil Engineering Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH	54 49–55	$74,266/yr	High	1.9x
219	Civil Engineering Seattle University · Seattle, WA	54 49–55	$69,151/yr	High	2.2x
220	Civil Engineering Norwich University · Northfield, VT	45 39–49	$44,884/yr	High	2.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Civil Engineering?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ranks #1 for Civil Engineering with a score of 75/100 and graduate earnings of $75,758/yr.

How much do Civil Engineering graduates earn?

Across 220 schools, Civil Engineering graduates earn an average of $69,097/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $87,790/yr.

Is Civil Engineering a good major for AI resistance?

Civil Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 55%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.