Civil Engineering at University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$74,499
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,781
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#108 of 233
Rank by pay
#40 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,500
Median federal debt

University of Notre Dame graduates in civil engineering earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Notre Dame 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
…
105Portland State University Portland, OR$86,084$86,591#112$67,509
106Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$85,969$84,464#145$67,260
107Utah State University Logan, UT$85,815$81,332#180$68,025
108University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$85,781$92,027#40$74,499
109University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$85,650$82,025#176$72,140
110Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$85,627$99,120#7$67,552
111North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$85,568$91,827#43$70,346

Other Majors at University of Notre Dame by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$160,313$99,222#3 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$142,970$96,517#20 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$124,557$83,810#7 of 126
Mathematics and Statistics$123,663$89,689#3 of 9
Management Information Systems and Services$122,821$78,507#4 of 166
Economics$122,637$76,299#26 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$115,909$76,878#12 of 796
Chemical Engineering$113,614$83,377#8 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,828$85,861#24 of 258
Business/Commerce$111,444$73,170#7 of 271
Physics$110,029—#3 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$103,022$81,057#14 of 59
Biological and Physical Sciences$102,801$75,418#1 of 33
Mechanical Engineering$99,859$84,999#42 of 318
Political Science and Government$94,297$55,316#9 of 565
Mathematics$92,118$65,302#38 of 309
Marketing$91,088$63,906#19 of 516
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$85,619$46,030#6 of 225
Design and Applied Arts$83,414$46,825#8 of 299
Architecture$82,983$62,957#1 of 78
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$75,950$64,675#40 of 46
Area Studies$75,832$35,304#5 of 70
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$71,769—
History$70,423$39,522#23 of 459
Psychology$69,793—#28 of 1027
Sociology$69,704$35,915#16 of 462
International/Globalization Studies—$69,362—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$65,458$24,615#28 of 67
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$64,880$37,531#1 of 255
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,152—#6 of 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Notre Dame civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,499 one year after graduating and $85,781 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Notre Dame rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, University of Notre Dame ranks #108 by median pay four years after graduation, and #40 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at University of Notre Dame worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,500.

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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.