Construction Engineering Technology/Technician at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$71,797
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,628
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,843
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 43
Rank by pay
#27 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates in construction engineering technology/technician earn 6% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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
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28Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$89,342$100,310#11$73,900
29Montana State University Bozeman, MT$89,002$97,220#16$77,139
30Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI$88,881$93,715#25—
31University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$88,628$91,601#27$71,797
32Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI$86,839$91,562#28—
33University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR$86,132$101,499#7$71,845
34University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$85,391$91,125#31$66,780

Other Majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,221$78,017#62 of 459
Computer Engineering$103,934$82,398#103 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,972$78,101#90 of 258
Agricultural Engineering$96,908$73,907#2 of 26
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,087$75,137#36 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$88,972$71,318#215 of 318
Chemical Engineering$88,067$79,603#134 of 158
Business/Managerial Economics$83,175$55,404#33 of 84
Civil Engineering$81,620$70,542#164 of 233
Mathematics$79,251$43,225#87 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$78,760$54,785#278 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,504$55,979#228 of 452
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$76,741$61,755#7 of 9
Economics$75,784—#214 of 368
Marketing$74,165$51,354#132 of 516
Agricultural Mechanization$74,003$59,052#5 of 10
Physics$71,752$47,670#83 of 107
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,918$47,663#449 of 1176
Agricultural Business and Management$65,312$53,229#43 of 77
Biology$64,930$24,063#181 of 841
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,521$33,520#59 of 110
Political Science and Government$63,466$36,364#243 of 565
Architecture$62,700$38,750#61 of 78
Interior Architecture$62,201$46,293#7 of 17
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$62,095$40,792#35 of 49
Plant Sciences$61,946$47,716#10 of 44
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,145$42,168#99 of 178
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$61,092$33,728#8 of 50
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,420—#90 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$60,001$38,478#75 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Nebraska-Lincoln construction engineering technology/technician graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $71,797 one year after graduating and $88,628 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Nebraska-Lincoln rank for construction engineering technology/technician?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for construction engineering technology/technician graduates, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #27 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is construction engineering technology/technician at University of Nebraska-Lincoln worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for construction engineering technology/technician ($93,843), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for University of Nebraska-Lincoln · 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.