Civil Engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 85 graduates a year

$70,609
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$87,557
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#89 of 233
Rank by pay
#216 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,880
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in civil engineering earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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
…
86The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$87,685$99,530#6$70,619
87University of Georgia Athens, GA$87,684$90,771#57$73,327
88California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$87,627$79,735#191$71,093
89Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$87,557$76,847#216$70,609
90New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$87,389$76,700#217$68,288
91Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT$87,366$78,657#203$71,859
92University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$87,286$79,420#193$70,330

Other Civil Engineering Credentials at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$80,390$108,638—

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#78 of 309
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516
Public Health$74,633$45,408#17 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,609 one year after graduating and $87,557 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #89 by median pay four years after graduation, and #216 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,880.

← All data for Rutgers University-New Brunswick · 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.