Civil Engineering at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 102 graduates a year

$72,889
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,453
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#101 of 233
Rank by pay
#41 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,609
Median federal debt

University of Florida graduates in civil engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Florida 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
…
98University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$86,803$92,391#38$69,321
99Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$86,794$82,610#162$71,790
100Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL$86,536$92,106#39$64,579
101University of Florida Gainesville, FL$86,453$92,018#41$72,889
102Western New England University Springfield, MA$86,375$76,062#221$67,726
103University of Idaho Moscow, ID$86,310$91,779#44$68,885
104University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA$86,128$99,700#5$69,177

Other Civil Engineering Credentials at University of Florida

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$75,768$91,116—

Other Majors at University of Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$128,140$87,949#24 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$126,268$90,651#29 of 459
Systems Engineering$122,299$85,698#3 of 11
Chemical Engineering$109,607$87,164#16 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,220$60,290#15 of 126
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$109,139$79,410#1 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,543$85,243#40 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$106,153$70,663#32 of 452
Statistics$98,409$59,619#17 of 50
Fire Protection$97,839$86,740#7 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$97,113$76,228#63 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$94,941$65,144#80 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,375$70,760#39 of 59
Mathematics$93,022$46,036#36 of 309
Marketing$92,626$56,454#15 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$89,799$46,917#3 of 9
Economics$89,075$42,349#108 of 368
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,078$60,524#91 of 118
Materials Engineering$87,779$79,200#24 of 34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,615$52,032#101 of 1176
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,635$62,480#28 of 46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,839$73,711#719 of 966
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,933$59,013—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,152$23,493#22 of 156
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$73,679$24,588#12 of 64
Agricultural Business and Management$70,862$49,371#19 of 77
Political Science and Government$70,434$31,574#118 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,943$40,691#20 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,600$42,099#43 of 178
Physics$68,682—#88 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Florida civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $72,889 one year after graduating and $86,453 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Florida rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, University of Florida ranks #101 by median pay four years after graduation, and #41 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at University of Florida worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,609.

← All data for University of Florida · 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.