Construction Engineering Technology/Technician at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 39 graduates a year

$74,518
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$95,387
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,843
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 43
Rank by pay
#9 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,250
Median federal debt

Michigan State University graduates in construction engineering technology/technician earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan State University Compares for Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

All 43 colleges reporting construction engineering technology/technician 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 Florida Gainesville, FL$109,139$116,164#1$79,410
2Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$107,880$110,848#2$78,253
3California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$105,812$96,282#17$87,960
4California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$103,125$93,837#23$89,003
5Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$101,540$103,236#5$77,799
6San Diego State University San Diego, CA$100,564$91,507#29$81,608
7Texas State University San Marcos, TX$100,352$102,029#6$76,646
8Florida International University Miami, FL$99,471$105,874#3$73,602
9Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL$98,272$104,598#4$70,804
10University of Houston Houston, TX$97,201$98,825#14$73,694
11CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$96,378$91,732#26$67,476
12Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$95,844$99,218#13$67,235
13Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$95,430$93,759#24$67,450
14Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$95,387$100,575#9$74,518
15California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$95,072$86,509#37$78,716
16North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$95,019$98,442#15$74,199
17Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$94,921$88,770#36$78,423

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,481$83,874#99 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Engineering-Related Fields$94,143$76,563#11 of 33
Statistics$93,930$63,649#21 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Hospitality Administration/Management$69,651$41,069#14 of 137
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,300$45,158#45 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Michigan State University construction engineering technology/technician graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,518 one year after graduating and $95,387 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Michigan State University rank for construction engineering technology/technician?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for construction engineering technology/technician graduates, Michigan State University ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #9 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is construction engineering technology/technician at Michigan State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for construction engineering technology/technician ($93,843), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,250.

← All data for Michigan State University · 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.