Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 101 graduates a year

$75,688
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,133
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#116 of 233
Rank by pay
#96 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,750
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in civil engineering earn 2% less 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 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 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
…
113University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$85,332$95,808#20$67,452
114Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA$85,276$78,436#206$71,601
115Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$85,202$90,923#56$68,031
116Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$85,133$88,130#96$75,688
117University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$85,097$80,652#186$72,156
118University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO$85,055$91,197#52$67,076
119Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO$85,053$91,195#53$70,664

Other Civil Engineering Credentials at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$80,401$99,226$21,044

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$150,628$105,137#14 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,497$93,629#23 of 189
Industrial Engineering$128,003$87,826#2 of 94
Mathematics$122,099—#12 of 309
Nuclear Engineering$114,772—#2 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,655$86,865#29 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,155$73,557#23 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$104,104$85,847#30 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,755$74,562#20 of 118
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,415$79,300#16 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$99,955$78,862#40 of 318
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$99,915$76,507#1 of 158
Design and Applied Arts$95,697$52,694#3 of 299
Materials Engineering$92,260$76,488#16 of 34
Research and Experimental Psychology$83,012—#3 of 82
Physics$82,431—#40 of 107
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,818$70,008#22 of 46
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,264—#17 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$72,940$25,623#30 of 110
Architecture$71,292$48,863#20 of 78
Science, Technology and Society$65,454$40,297#8 of 10
Public Policy Analysis—$48,383—
Biology—$19,167—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $75,688 one year after graduating and $85,133 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #116 by median pay four years after graduation, and #96 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,750.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · 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.