Civil Engineering at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$69,655
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$91,602
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#46 of 233
Rank by pay
#28 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,937
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in civil engineering earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Civil Engineering

All 233 colleges reporting civil engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$108,548$98,772#8$78,142
2The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY$108,466$103,237#2—
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$108,246$103,028#3—
4University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$106,308$96,733#17$85,262
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$105,594$96,084#19$84,883
6Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$105,199$106,988#1—
7Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$103,223$93,926#32$87,790
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$101,072$91,969#42$80,673
9George Washington University Washington, DC$100,990$88,493#89—
10Northeastern University Boston, MA$100,613$88,600#87$76,362
…
43University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$91,651$83,457#153$74,772
44University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$91,650$90,046#69$73,397
45The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN$91,615$100,080#4$65,419
46University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$91,602$94,123#28$69,655
47Cornell University Ithaca, NY$91,242$86,843#108$80,261
48San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$90,894$82,708#160$68,256
49Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$90,873$97,490#12$74,369

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $69,655 one year after graduating and $91,602 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, University of Arizona ranks #46 by median pay four years after graduation, and #28 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,937.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.